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): December 10, 2025
LUMENT FINANCE TRUST, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 001-35845 | 45-4966519 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
230 Park Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, New York 10169
(Address of principal executive offices)
(212) 317-5700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name
of each exchange on which registered |
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| Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | LFT | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 7.875% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share | LFTPrA | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Commercial Real Estate Collateralized Loan Obligation
On December 10, 2025, Lument Finance Trust, Inc. (“LFT” or the “Company”) announced that it entered into and closed LMNT CRE 2025-FL3, a commercial real estate collateralized loan obligation (the “2025-FL3 CLO” or the “Securitization”). In connection with the 2025-FL3 CLO, LFT’s consolidated subsidiary, LMNT CRE 2025-FL3, LLC (the “Issuer”) issued and sold approximately $585.0 million aggregate principal amount of investment grade-rated notes (the “Offered Notes”). The Issuer also issued and sold approximatey $78.8 million aggregate principal amount of below investment grade-rated notes (the “Non-Offered Notes” and, together with the Offered Notes, the “Notes”). The Notes were offered and sold in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with the Offered Notes sold to institutional investors and the Non-Offered Notes sold to LMNT CRE 2025-FL3 Holder, LLC (“LMNT Holder”), a consolidated subsidiary of LFT.
The Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of December 10, 2025 (the “Indenture”), by and among the Issuer, Lument Commercial Mortgage Trust (“LCMT”), as advancing agent, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as note administrator and custodian (the “Note Administrator” and “Custodian”). The information contained in Item 2.03 of this Form 8-K regarding the terms of the Indenture and the Notes is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
The proceeds of the sale of the Notes were used to purchase a portfolio of collateral interests, repay borrowings under LFT’s current credit facilities, fund the Securitization reinvestment proceeds account and pay transaction expenses.
Credit Facility
On December 10, 2025, LCMT NPL Warehouse, LLC (“Parent Borrower”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Northeast Bank (the “Lender”). The Loan Agreement provides for up to $50 million in maximum aggregate advances over a 36-month draw period to finance first mortgage loans and controlling first mortgage loan participations secured by commercial real estate. Each collateral loan financed under the Loan Agreement will be classified as a performing or non-performing loan, as described in more detail in the Loan Agreement. The Loan Agreement also provides financing for commercial real estate owned (“REO”) properties, with related REO entities joining as borrowers under the Loan Agreement from time to time, as described in more detail in the Loan Agreement.
The borrowing base with respect to any advance under the Loan Agreement will be the product of (A) the applicable borrowing base percentage multiplied by (B) the lesser of (i) the borrower’s basis in a collateral loan or REO property and (ii) the unpaid principal balance of a collateral loan, provided, however that the borrowing base attributable to a collateral loan or REO property will at no time exceed an amount equal to sixty percent of the applicable underlying real estate value. Borrowing base percentages may be up to seventy percent with respect to performing loans and up to sixty-five percent with respect to non-performing loans. Advances under the Loan Agreement accrue interest at per annum rates equal to term SOFR plus a SOFR margin of 3.50%, unless otherwise set forth in any advance approval schedule as agreed to between Parent Borrower and Lender. Unless otherwise specified in an advance approval schedule, with respect to a prepayment of an advance in full related to the underlying payoff of a collateral asset, including a prepayment in full with respect to the sale of a REO property, Lender will generally earn not less than six months of minimum interest.
In connection with the Loan Agreement, the Company entered into a carve-out guaranty (the “Guaranty”) with the Lender, under which the Company has guaranteed the payment and performance of certain obligations of Parent Borrower and the REO borrowers upon the occurrence of certain “bad acts”, as described in more detail in the Loan Agreement and the Guaranty, as applicable.
The Loan Agreement and Guaranty contain representations, warranties, covenants, conditions precedent to funding, events of default and indemnities that are customary for agreements of these types.
The foregoing summary does not purport to be a complete description and is qualified in its entirety by the Loan Agreement and Guaranty, which are filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
Commercial Real Estate Collateralized Loan Obligation
The aggregate principal amounts of the following eight classes of Notes (each, a “Class”) were issued pursuant to the terms of the Indenture: (1) approximately $378.4 million aggregate principal amount of Class A Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes (“Class A Notes”); (2) approximately $86.3 million aggregate principal amount of Class A-S Second Priority Secured Floating Rate Notes (“Class A-S Notes”); (3) approximately $40.7 million aggregate principal amount of Class B Third Priority Secured Floating Rate Notes (“Class B Notes”); (4) approximately $39.0 million aggregate principal amount of Class C Fourth Priority Secured Floating Rate Notes (“Class C Notes”); (5) approximately $25.7 million aggregate principal amount of Class D Fifth Priority Secured Floating Rate Notes (“Class D Notes”); (6) approximately $14.9 million aggregate principal amount of Class E Sixth Priority Secured Floating Rate Notes (“Class E Notes”); (7) approximately $20.7 million aggregate principal amount of Class F Seventh Priority Secured Floating Rate Notes (“Class F Notes”); (8) approximately $14.9 million aggregate principal amount of Class G Eighth Priority Secured Floating Rate Notes (“Class G Notes” and together with the Class F Notes and the Offered Notes, the “Secured Notes”); and (9) approximately $43.1 million aggregate principal amount of Class H Income Notes (“Class H Notes”). The Class A Notes, Class A-S Notes, Class B Notes, Class C Notes, Class D Notes and Class E Notes sold to institutional investors comprise the Offered Notes. The Class F Notes, Class G Notes and Class H Notes sold to LMNT Holder comprise the Non-Offered Notes.
As of December 10, 2025 (the “Closing Date”), the Secured Notes are secured by a portfolio of collateral interests and cash with a face value of approximately $663.8 million, with the collateral interests consisting primarily of first lien commercial mortgage bridge loans and participations in such mortgage bridge loans. Through its indirect ownership of the equity of the Issuer, the Company intends to own the portfolio of collateral interests until the portfolio’s maturity and will account for the issuance of the Offered Notes on its balance sheet as a financing. The financing has an approximate two-and-a-half-year reinvestment period that allows the principal proceeds and sale proceeds (if any) of the collateral interests to be reinvested in qualifying collateral interests subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.
The collateral interests acquired on the Closing Date were purchased by the Issuer from LCMT. Prior to the Closing Date, collateral interests with an outstanding principal balance as of the Closing Date of: (i) approximately $3.1 million were held by LCMT; (ii) approximately $382.9 million were held by Lument Structured Finance, LLC (“Lument Structured Finance”), an affiliate of the Collateral Manager, including $135.6 million for which LCMT and Lument Structured Finance entered into a forward purchase agreement on November 24, 2025; and (iii) approximately $272.0 million that were financed under a repurchase agreement of the Company. The collateral interests acquired by LCMT from Lument Structured Finance were purchased at par plus all accrued and unpaid interest on such collateral interests as of the Closing Date. Included as collateral interests on the Closing Date was approximately $5.8 million of proceeds from the sale of Notes that was used to fund the Securitization reinvestment proceeds account.
LCMT, as seller, made certain customary representations and warranties to the Issuer with respect to the collateral interests it sold. If any such representations or warranties are materially inaccurate, the Issuer may compel LCMT to repurchase the affected collateral interests from it for an amount not exceeding par plus accrued interest and certain additional charges, if then applicable. Any additional collateral interests acquired by the Issuer are expected to be purchased on similar terms, pursuant to the requirements set forth in the Indenture.
On the Closing Date, the Issuer entered into a Collateral Management Agreement with Lument Investment Management, LLC (the “Collateral Manager”), LFT’s external manager, pursuant to which the Collateral Manager has agreed to advise the Issuer on certain matters regarding the collateral interests and other eligible investments securing the Notes. The Collateral Manager has waived its right to receive a management fee for the services rendered under the Collateral Management Agreement for so long as the Collateral Manager or an affiliate thereof is the (i) collateral manager and (ii) external manager of LFT.
On the Closing Date, the Issuer, the Collateral Manager, LCMT, the Note Administrator and the Trustee entered into a Servicing Agreement with Lument Real Estate Capital, LLC (the “Servicer”), an affiliate of the Collateral Manager, pursuant to which the Servicer has agreed to act as servicer and special servicer for the collateral interests.
As of the Closing Date, Lument Structured Finance or an affiliate thereof, each an affiliate of the Collateral Manager, had approximately $12.5 million of unfunded commitments related to loans held in 2025-FL3 CLO (“Future Funding Participations”). Lument Structured Finance will have the sole obligation to make future advances under the Future Funding Participations it owns.
The Secured Notes represent limited recourse obligations of the Issuer payable solely from the collateral interests purchased by the Issuer from LCMT on and after the Closing Date and pledged under the Indenture (the “Collateral”). To the extent the Collateral is insufficient to make payments in respect of the Notes, none of the Issuer nor any of its affiliates or any other person will have any obligation to pay any further amounts in respect of the Notes and the Notes will be non-recourse to the Issuer with respect thereto.
The Offered Notes have an initial weighted average interest rate of approximately 1.91% plus Term SOFR. Interest payments on the Notes are payable monthly, beginning on December 23, 2025, to and including the interest payment date in July of 2043, the stated maturity date of the Notes. As advancing agent under the Indenture, LCMT, a consolidated subsidiary of LFT, may be required to advance interest payments due on the Notes on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Indenture. LCMT is entitled to receive (but has waived its right to receive) a fee, payable on a monthly basis in accordance with the priority of payments set forth in the Indenture, equal to 0.25% per annum on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Class A Notes, the Class A-S Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes, the Class D Notes and the Class E Notes.
Each class of Notes will mature at par on the interest payment date in July 2043, unless redeemed or repaid prior thereto. Principal payments on each class of Notes will be paid at the stated maturity in accordance with the priority of payments set forth in the Indenture. However, it is anticipated that the Notes will be paid in advance of the stated maturity date in accordance with the priority of payments set forth in the Indenture. The weighted average life of the Notes is currently expected to be between 3.02 years and 4.20 years. The calculation of the weighted average lives of the Notes assumes certain collateral characteristics including that there are no prepayments, defaults, extensions or delinquencies and that each collateral interest acquired on the Closing Date pays off on the initial maturity date without extension. There is no assurance that such assumptions will be met.
In general, payments of principal and interest (including any defaulted interest amount) on the Class A Notes will be senior to all payments of principal and interest on the Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G Notes and Class H Notes; payments of principal and interest (including any defaulted interest amount) on the Class A-S Notes will be senior to all payments of principal and interest on the Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G Notes and Class H Notes; payments of principal and interest (including any defaulted interest amount) on the Class B Notes will be senior to all payments of principal and interest on the Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G Notes and Class H Notes; payments of principal and interest (including any defaulted interest amount) on the Class C Notes will be senior to all payments of principal and interest on the Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G Notes and Class H Notes; payments of principal and interest (including any defaulted interest amount) on the Class D Notes will be senior to all payments of principal and interest on the Class E, Class F, Class G Notes and Class H Notes; payments of principal and interest (including any defaulted interest amount) on the Class E Notes will be senior to all payments of principal and interest on the Class F, Class G Notes and Class H Notes; and payments of principal and interest (including any defaulted interest amount or deferred interest amount) on the Class F Notes will be senior to all payments of principal and interest on the Class G Notes and Class H Notes; and payments of principal and interest (including any defaulted interest amount or deferred interest amount) on the Class G Notes will be senior to all payments of principal and interest on the Class H Notes.
The Notes are subject to a clean-up call redemption (at the option of and at the direction of the Collateral Manager), in whole but not in part, on any interest payment date on which the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes has been reduced to 10% or less of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Offered Notes outstanding on the Closing Date.
Subject to certain conditions described in the Indenture, on the interest payment date in May 2028, and on any interest payment date thereafter, the Issuer may redeem the Notes at the direction of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Class H Notes.
The Offered Notes are also subject to a mandatory redemption on any interest payment date on which certain note protection tests set forth in the Indenture are not satisfied. Any mandatory redemption of the Offered Notes is to be paid from interest and principal proceeds of the collateral interests in accordance with the priority of payments set forth in the Indenture, until the applicable note protection tests are satisfied or the applicable ratings are reinstated or, if sooner, until such Offered Notes have been paid in full.
If certain events occur that would make the Issuer subject to paying U.S. income taxes or would make certain payments to or from the Issuer subject to withholding tax, then the holders of a majority of the Class H Notes may require that the Issuer prepay all of the Notes.
LCMT has agreed to comply with the retention requirements of Regulation RR under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, by causing a “majority-owned affiliate” (as defined in Regulation RR) to retain the Class H Notes in an amount equal to not less than 5% of the aggregate fair value of the Notes as of the Closing Date. However, if Regulation RR is modified or repealed, LCMT may choose to comply with Regulation RR as is then in effect.
LCMT has also undertaken to retain, on an ongoing basis, a material net economic interest in the Securitization in the form specified in Article 6(3)(d) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2402, Article 6(3)(d) of Chapter 2 of the Securitisation Part of the rulebook of published policy of the Prudential Regulation Authority of the United Kingdom and section 5.2.8R(1)(d) of the handbook of rules and guidance adopted by the Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom (each as in force as of the closing date of the Securitization) by means of (A) LCMT retaining its 100% direct ownership interest in LMNT Holder; and (B) LMNT Holder acquiring on the closing date, and retaining a direct interest in the Class H Notes in an amount that is, at all times, equivalent to not less than 5% of the aggregate principal balance of the collateral interests and the eligible investments from time to time.
The redemption price for each Class of Secured Notes is generally the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Class of Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest (including any defaulted interest amounts and deferred interest amounts, as applicable).
Credit Facility
The information included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On December 10, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the commercial real estate mortgage securitization disclosed in Items 1.01 and 2.03 of this Form 8-K, a copy of which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
On December 11, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the declaration of a cash dividend of $0.04 per share of common stock, as further described in the dividend press release. The Company also announced a cash dividend of $0.4921875 per share of 7.875% Cumulative Redeemable Series A Preferred Stock, as further described in the dividend press release. A copy of the dividend press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K.
The information disclosed under this Item 7.01, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01 | Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 10.2 | Collateral Management Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2025, by and between LFT CRE 2025-FL3, LLC and Lument Investment Management, LLC. |
| 10.4† | Loan Agreement, by and among LCMT NPL Warehouse, LLC, as Parent Borrower, the REO Entities from time to time party thereto, and Northeast Bank. |
| 10.5 | Guaranty, dated as of December 10, 2025, by Lument Finance Trust, Inc. in favor of Northeast Bank. |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Lument Finance Trust, Inc., dated December 10, 2025. |
| 99.2 | Press Release of Lument Finance Trust, Inc., dated December 11, 2025. |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
† Certain of the exhibits to this exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601. The registrant agrees to furnish a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the SEC upon its request.
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.
| LUMENT FINANCE TRUST, INC. | ||
| Date: December 16, 2025 | By: | /s/ James A. Briggs |
| James A. Briggs | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
Exhibit 10.1
INDENTURE
dated as of December 10, 2025
by and among
LMNT CRE 2025-FL3, LLC,
as Issuer
LUMENT COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
as Advancing Agent
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,as Trustee
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,as Note Administrator
and
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Custodian
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Page | |||
| ARTICLE I | |||
| DEFINITIONS | |||
| Section 1.1 | Definitions | 3 | |
| Section 1.2 | Interest Calculation Convention | 56 | |
| Section 1.3 | Rounding Convention | 56 | |
| ARTICLE II | |||
| THE NOTES | |||
| Section 2.1 | Forms Generally | 56 | |
| Section 2.2 | Forms of Notes and Certificate of Authentication | 56 | |
| Section 2.3 | Authorized Amount; Stated Maturity Date; and Denominations | 58 | |
| Section 2.4 | Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating | 58 | |
| Section 2.5 | Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange | 59 | |
| Section 2.6 | Mutilated, Defaced, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Note | 66 | |
| Section 2.7 | Payment of Principal and Interest and Other Amounts; Principal and Interest Rights Preserved | 67 | |
| Section 2.8 | Persons Deemed Owners | 70 | |
| Section 2.9 | Cancellation | 71 | |
| Section 2.10 | Global Notes; Definitive Notes; Temporary Notes | 71 | |
| Section 2.11 | U.S. Tax Treatment of Notes and the Issuer | 72 | |
| Section 2.12 | Authenticating Agents | 73 | |
| Section 2.13 | Forced Sale on Failure to Comply with Restrictions | 74 | |
| Section 2.14 | No Gross Up | 75 | |
| Section 2.15 | Credit Risk Retention | 75 | |
| Section 2.16 | Effect of Benchmark Transition Event | 75 | |
| Section 2.17 | EU/UK Transparency Requirements | 76 | |
| Section 2.18 | Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Accounting Applicable to LCMT’s Treatment of the Class H Notes. | 77 | |
| ARTICLE III | |||
| CONDITIONS PRECEDENT; PLEDGED COLLATERAL INTERESTS | |||
| Section 3.1 | General Provisions | 78 | |
| Section 3.2 | Security for Secured Notes | 80 | |
| Section 3.3 | Transfer of Collateral | 81 |
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| ARTICLE IV | |||
| SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE | |||
| Section 4.1 | Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture | 89 | |
| Section 4.2 | Application of Amounts held in Trust | 91 | |
| Section 4.3 | Repayment of Amounts Held by Paying Agent | 91 | |
| Section 4.4 | Limitation on Obligation to Incur Company Administrative Expenses | 91 | |
| ARTICLE V | |||
| REMEDIES | |||
| Section 5.1 | Events of Default | 92 | |
| Section 5.2 | Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment | 94 | |
| Section 5.3 | Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee | 95 | |
| Section 5.4 | Remedies | 98 | |
| Section 5.5 | Preservation of Collateral | 100 | |
| Section 5.6 | Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes | 101 | |
| Section 5.7 | Application of Amounts Collected | 102 | |
| Section 5.8 | Limitation on Suits | 102 | |
| Section 5.9 | Unconditional Rights of Noteholders to Receive Principal and Interest | 103 | |
| Section 5.10 | Restoration of Rights and Remedies | 103 | |
| Section 5.11 | Rights and Remedies Cumulative | 103 | |
| Section 5.12 | Delay or Omission Not Waiver | 103 | |
| Section 5.13 | Control by the Controlling Class | 103 | |
| Section 5.14 | Waiver of Past Defaults | 104 | |
| Section 5.15 | Undertaking for Costs | 104 | |
| Section 5.16 | Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws | 105 | |
| Section 5.17 | Sale of Collateral | 105 | |
| Section 5.18 | Action on the Notes | 106 | |
| ARTICLE VI | |||
| THE TRUSTEE AND NOTE ADMINISTRATOR | |||
| Section 6.1 | Certain Duties and Responsibilities | 106 | |
| Section 6.2 | Notice of Default | 109 | |
| Section 6.3 | Certain Rights of Trustee and Note Administrator | 109 | |
| Section 6.4 | Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Notes | 112 | |
| Section 6.5 | May Hold Notes | 112 | |
| Section 6.6 | Amounts Held in Trust | 112 | |
| Section 6.7 | Compensation and Reimbursement | 112 | |
| Section 6.8 | Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility | 114 | |
| Section 6.9 | Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor | 114 | |
| Section 6.10 | Acceptance of Appointment by Successor | 117 |
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| Section 6.11 | Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business of Trustee and Note Administrator | 117 | |
| Section 6.12 | Co-Trustees and Separate Trustee | 118 | |
| Section 6.13 | Direction to enter into the Servicing Agreement and Other Documents | 119 | |
| Section 6.14 | Representations and Warranties of the Trustee | 119 | |
| Section 6.15 | Representations and Warranties of the Note Administrator | 120 | |
| Section 6.16 | Requests for Consents | 120 | |
| Section 6.17 | Withholding | 121 | |
| ARTICLE VII | |||
| COVENANTS | |||
| Section 7.1 | Payment of Principal and Interest | 121 | |
| Section 7.2 | Maintenance of Office or Agency | 121 | |
| Section 7.3 | Amounts for Note Payments to be Held in Trust | 122 | |
| Section 7.4 | Existence of the Issuer | 124 | |
| Section 7.5 | Protection of Collateral | 125 | |
| Section 7.6 | Notice of Any Amendments | 126 | |
| Section 7.7 | Performance of Obligations | 126 | |
| Section 7.8 | Negative Covenants | 127 | |
| Section 7.9 | Statement as to Compliance | 129 | |
| Section 7.10 | Issuer May Consolidate or Merge Only on Certain Terms | 129 | |
| Section 7.11 | Successor Substituted | 131 | |
| Section 7.12 | No Other Business | 131 | |
| Section 7.13 | Reporting | 131 | |
| Section 7.14 | Calculation Agent | 132 | |
| Section 7.15 | REIT Status | 132 | |
| Section 7.16 | Permitted Subsidiaries | 133 | |
| Section 7.17 | Repurchase Requests | 134 | |
| Section 7.18 | Purchase of the Delayed Acquisition Collateral Interests | 134 | |
| Section 7.19 | [Reserved]. | 135 | |
| Section 7.20 | Servicing of Commercial Real Estate Loans and Control of Servicing Decisions | 135 | |
| Section 7.21 | ABS Due Diligence Services | 135 | |
| ARTICLE VIII | |||
| SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES | |||
| Section 8.1 | Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Noteholders | 135 | |
| Section 8.2 | Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Noteholders | 138 | |
| Section 8.3 | Execution of Supplemental Indentures | 140 | |
| Section 8.4 | Effect of Supplemental Indentures | 141 | |
| Section 8.5 | Reference in Notes to Supplemental Indentures | 141 |
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| ARTICLE IX | |||
| REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES; REDEMPTION PROCEDURES | |||
| Section 9.1 | Clean-up Call; Tax Redemption; Optional Redemption; and Auction Call Redemption | 142 | |
| Section 9.2 | Record Date for Redemption | 143 | |
| Section 9.3 | Notice of Redemption or Maturity | 143 | |
| Section 9.4 | Notes Payable on Redemption Date | 144 | |
| Section 9.5 | Mandatory Redemption | 145 | |
| ARTICLE X | |||
| ACCOUNTS, ACCOUNTINGS AND RELEASES | |||
| Section 10.1 | Collection of Amounts; Custodial Account | 145 | |
| Section 10.2 | Reinvestment Account | 145 | |
| Section 10.3 | Payment Account | 147 | |
| Section 10.4 | Expense Reserve Account | 147 | |
| Section 10.5 | Unused Proceeds Account | 149 | |
| Section 10.6 | [Reserved]. | 149 | |
| Section 10.7 | Interest Advances | 150 | |
| Section 10.8 | Reports by Parties | 153 | |
| Section 10.9 | Reports; Accountings | 153 | |
| Section 10.10 | Release of Collateral Interests; Release of Collateral | 157 | |
| Section 10.11 | Reports by Independent Accountants | 158 | |
| Section 10.12 | Information Available Electronically | 158 | |
| Section 10.13 | Investor Q&A Forum; Investor Registry | 162 | |
| Section 10.14 | Certain Procedures | 164 | |
| ARTICLE XI | |||
| APPLICATION OF FUNDS | |||
| Section 11.1 | Disbursements of Amounts from Payment Account | 165 | |
| Section 11.2 | Securities Accounts | 170 | |
| ARTICLE XII | |||
| SALE OF COLLATERAL INTERESTS; REINVESTMENT COLLATERAL INTERESTS; FUTURE FUNDING ESTIMATES | |||
| Section 12.1 | Sales of Collateral Interests | 170 | |
| Section 12.2 | Reinvestment Collateral Interests | 174 | |
| Section 12.3 | Conditions Applicable to all Transactions Involving Sale or Grant | 175 | |
| Section 12.4 | Modifications to Note Protection Tests | 175 | |
| Section 12.5 | Future Funding Agreement | 176 |
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| ARTICLE XIII | |||
| NOTEHOLDERS’ RELATIONS | |||
| Section 13.1 | Subordination | 176 | |
| Section 13.2 | Standard of Conduct | 179 | |
| ARTICLE XIV | |||
| MISCELLANEOUS | |||
| Section 14.1 | Form of Documents Delivered to the Trustee and Note Administrator | 179 | |
| Section 14.2 | Acts of Noteholders | 180 | |
| Section 14.3 | Notices, etc., to the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Issuer, the Advancing Agent, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Placement Agents, the Collateral Manager and the Rating Agencies | 181 | |
| Section 14.4 | Notices to Noteholders; Waiver | 182 | |
| Section 14.5 | Effect of Headings and Table of Contents | 183 | |
| Section 14.6 | Successors and Assigns | 183 | |
| Section 14.7 | Severability | 183 | |
| Section 14.8 | Benefits of Indenture | 183 | |
| Section 14.9 | Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial | 183 | |
| Section 14.10 | Submission to Jurisdiction | 184 | |
| Section 14.11 | Counterparts | 184 | |
| Section 14.12 | 17g-5 Information | 184 | |
| Section 14.13 | Rating Agency Condition | 186 | |
| Section 14.14 | Patriot Act Compliance | 187 | |
| ARTICLE XV | |||
| ASSIGNMENT OF THE COLLATERAL INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENTS | |||
| Section 15.1 | Assignment of Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement | 187 | |
| ARTICLE XVI | |||
| CURE RIGHTS; PURCHASE RIGHTS | |||
| Section 16.1 | Collateral Interest Purchase Agreements | 189 | |
| Section 16.2 | Operating Advisor | 189 | |
| Section 16.3 | Purchase Right; Majority Class H Noteholder | 190 | |
| Section 16.4 | Representations and Warranties Related to Reinvestment Collateral Interests and Exchange Collateral Interests | 190 |
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| ARTICLE XVII | |||
| ADVANCING AGENT | |||
| Section 17.1 | Liability of the Advancing Agent | 191 | |
| Section 17.2 | Merger or Consolidation of the Advancing Agent | 191 | |
| Section 17.3 | Limitation on Liability of the Advancing Agent and Others | 191 | |
| Section 17.4 | Representations and Warranties of the Advancing Agent | 192 | |
| Section 17.5 | Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor | 193 | |
| Section 17.6 | Acceptance of Appointment by Successor Advancing Agent | 193 | |
| Section 17.7 | Removal and Replacement of Backup Advancing Agent | 194 |
| SCHEDULES | |
| Schedule A | Schedule of Collateral Interests |
| Schedule B | Benchmark |
| Schedule C | List of Authorized Officers of Collateral Manager |
| EXHIBITS | |
| Exhibit A-1 | Form of Class A Senior Secured Floating Rate Note (Global Note) |
| Exhibit A-2 | Form of Class A Senior Secured Floating Rate Note (Definitive Note) |
| Exhibit B-1 | Form of Class A-S Second Priority Secured Floating Rate Note (Global Note) |
| Exhibit B-2 | Form of Class A-S Second Priority Secured Floating Rate Note (Definitive Note) |
| Exhibit C-1 | Form of Class B Third Priority Secured Floating Rate Note (Global Note) |
| Exhibit C-2 | Form of Class B Third Priority Secured Floating Rate Note (Definitive Note) |
| Exhibit D-1 | Form of Class C Fourth Priority Secured Floating Rate Note (Global Note) |
| Exhibit D-2 | Form of Class C Fourth Priority Secured Floating Rate Note (Definitive Note) |
| Exhibit E-1 | Form of Class D Fifth Priority Secured Floating Rate Note (Global Note) |
| Exhibit E-2 | Form of Class D Fifth Priority Secured Floating Rate Note (Definitive Note) |
| Exhibit F-1 | Form of Class E Sixth Priority Secured Floating Rate Note (Global Note) |
| Exhibit F-2 | Form of Class E Sixth Priority Secured Floating Rate Note (Definitive Note) |
| Exhibit G-1 | Form of Class F Seventh Priority Secured Floating Rate Note (Global Note) |
| Exhibit G-2 | Form of Class F Seventh Priority Secured Floating Rate Note (Definitive Note) |
| Exhibit H-1 | Form of Class G Eighth Priority Secured Floating Rate Note (Global Note) |
| Exhibit H-2 | Form of Class G Eighth Priority Secured Floating Rate Note (Definitive Note) |
| Exhibit I-1 | Form of Class H Income Note (Global Note) |
| Exhibit I-2 | Form of Class H Income Note (Definitive Note) |
| Exhibit J-1 | Form of Transfer Certificate – Regulation S Global Note |
| Exhibit J-2 | Form of Transfer Certificate – Rule 144A Global Note |
| Exhibit J-3 | Form of Transfer Certificate – Definitive Note |
| Exhibit K | Form of Closing Document Checklist Regarding the Collateral Interest File |
| Exhibit L | Form of Custodian Receipt |
| Exhibit M | Form of Request for Release |
| Exhibit N | [Reserved] |
| Exhibit O | Form of NRSRO Certification |
| Exhibit P | [Reserved] |
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| Exhibit Q | Form of Note Administrator’s Monthly Report |
| Exhibit R-1 | Form of Investor Certification (for Non-Borrower Affiliates) |
| Exhibit R-2 | Form of Investor Certification (for Borrower Affiliates) |
| Exhibit R-3 | Form of Investor Certification (for Applicable Investors and Relevant Recipients) |
| Exhibit S | Form of Online Market Data Provider Certification |
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INDENTURE, dated as of December 10, 2025, by and among LMNT CRE 2025-FL3, LLC, a limited liability company formed under the laws of Delaware (the “Issuer”), LUMENT COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST, a Maryland Corporation (“LCMT”), as advancing agent (herein, together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “Advancing Agent”), WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as trustee (herein, together with its permitted successors and assigns in the trusts hereunder, the “Trustee”), COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as note administrator, paying agent, calculation agent, transfer agent, authentication agent and backup advancing agent (herein, in all of the foregoing capacities, together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “Note Administrator”), and COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as custodian (herein, together with its permitted successors and assigns in the trusts hereunder, the “Custodian”).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
The Issuer is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Indenture to provide for the Notes issuable as provided in this Indenture. All covenants and agreements made by the Issuer herein are for the benefit and security of the Secured Parties. The Issuer, the Note Administrator, in all of its capacities hereunder, the Custodian, the Trustee and the Advancing Agent are entering into this Indenture, and the Trustee is accepting the trusts created hereby, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged.
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Issuer in accordance with this Indenture’s terms have been done.
GRANTING CLAUSES
The Issuer hereby Grants to the Trustee, for the benefit and security of the Secured Parties, all of its right, title and interest in, to and under, in each case, whether now owned or existing, or hereafter acquired or arising out of (in each case, to the extent of the Issuer’s interest therein and specifically excluding any interest in any related Future Funding Participations therein):
(a) the Closing Date Collateral Interests listed on Schedule A hereto which the Issuer purchases on the Closing Date and causes to be delivered to the Trustee (directly or through the Custodian or bailee) herewith, including all payments thereon or with respect thereto, and all Collateral Interests which are delivered to the Trustee (directly or through the Custodian or bailee) after the Closing Date pursuant to the terms hereof (including, without limitation, all Delayed Acquisition Collateral Interests, Reinvestment Collateral Interests and Exchange Collateral Interests acquired by the Issuer after the Closing Date) and all payments thereon or with respect thereto;
(b) the Initial Interest Deposit Amount;
(c) the Servicing Accounts, the Indenture Accounts and the related security entitlements and all income from the investment of funds in any of the foregoing at any time credited to any of the foregoing accounts; (e) the rights of the Issuer under the Collateral Management Agreement, the Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement and the Servicing Agreement;
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(d) the Eligible Investments;
(f) all amounts delivered to the Note Administrator (directly or through a securities intermediary);
(g) all other investment property, instruments and general intangibles in which the Issuer has an interest;
(h) the Issuer’s ownership interest in, and rights to, all Permitted Subsidiaries; and
(i) all proceeds with respect to the foregoing clauses (a) through (h).
The collateral described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (i) is referred to herein as the “Collateral.” Such Grants are made to secure the Secured Notes equally and ratably without prejudice, priority or distinction between any Secured Note and any other Secured Note for any reason, except as expressly provided in this Indenture (including, but not limited to, the Priority of Payments) and to secure (i) the payment of all amounts due on and in respect of the Secured Notes in accordance with their terms, (ii) the payment of all other sums payable under this Indenture and (iii) compliance with the provisions of this Indenture, all as provided in this Indenture. The foregoing Grant shall, for the purpose of determining the property subject to the lien of this Indenture, be deemed to include any securities and any investments granted by or on behalf of the Issuer to the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties, whether or not such securities or such investments satisfy the criteria set forth in the definitions of “Collateral Interest” or “Eligible Investment,” as the case may be.
Except to the extent otherwise provided in this Indenture, this Indenture shall constitute a security agreement under the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed therein, for the benefit of the Noteholders. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default hereunder, and in addition to any other rights available under this Indenture or any other Collateral held for the benefit and security of the Noteholders or otherwise available at law or in equity but subject to the terms hereof, the Trustee shall have all rights and remedies of a secured party under the laws of the State of New York and other applicable law to enforce the assignments and security interests contained herein and, in addition, shall have the right, subject to compliance with any mandatory requirements of applicable law and the terms of this Indenture, to exercise, sell or apply any rights and other interests assigned or pledged hereby in accordance with the terms hereof at public and private sale.
The Trustee acknowledges such Grants, accepts the trusts hereunder in accordance with the provisions hereof, and agrees to perform the duties herein in accordance with, and subject to, the terms hereof, in order that the interests of the Secured Parties may be adequately and effectively protected in accordance with this Indenture.
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Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, for all purposes hereunder, no Holder of the Class H Notes shall be a secured party for purposes of the Grant by virtue of holding such Notes.
CREDIT RISK RETENTION
On the Closing Date, pursuant to the U.S. Risk Retention Agreement and the EU/UK Risk Retention Letter, LMNT Holder will retain 100% of the Class H Notes. The Class H Notes are referred to in this Indenture as the EHRI.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions. Except as otherwise specified herein or as the context may otherwise require, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below for all purposes of this Indenture, and the definitions of such terms are equally applicable both to the singular and plural forms of such terms and to the masculine, feminine and neuter genders of such terms. The word “including” and its variations shall mean “including without limitation.” Whenever any reference is made to an amount the determination of which is governed by Section 1.2 hereof, the provisions of Section 1.2 shall be applicable to such determination or calculation, whether or not reference is specifically made to Section 1.2, unless some other method of calculation or determination is expressly specified in the particular provision. All references in this Indenture to designated “Articles,” “Sections,” “Subsections” and other subdivisions are to the designated Articles, Sections, Subsections and other subdivisions of this Indenture as originally executed. The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section, Subsection or other subdivision.
“17g-5 Information”: The meaning specified in Section 14.13(g) hereof.
“17g-5 Information Provider”: The meaning specified in Section 14.12(a) hereof.
“17g-5 Website”: A password-protected internet website maintained by the 17g-5 Information Provider, which shall initially be located at https://www.ctslink.com, under the “NRSRO” tab for this transaction. Any change of the 17g-5 Website shall only occur after notice has been delivered by the 17g-5 Information Provider to the Issuer, the Note Administrator, the Trustee, the Collateral Manager, the Placement Agents and the Rating Agencies, which notice shall set forth the date of change and new location of the 17g-5 Website.
“1940 Act”: Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
“Access Termination Notice”: The meaning specified in the Future Funding Agreement.
“Account”: Any of the Servicing Accounts, the Indenture Accounts and the Future Funding Reserve Account.
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“Accountants’ Report”: A report of a firm of Independent certified public accountants of recognized national reputation.
“Act” or “Act of Noteholders”: The meaning specified in Section 14.2 hereof.
“Acquisition and Disposition Requirements”: With respect to any acquisition (whether by purchase or otherwise) or disposition of a Collateral Interest, satisfaction of each of the following conditions: (a) such Collateral Interest is being acquired or disposed of in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Indenture; (b) the acquisition or disposition of such Collateral Interest does not result in a reduction or withdrawal of the then current rating issued by Fitch or KBRA on any Class of Notes then outstanding; and (c) such Collateral Interest is not being acquired or disposed of for the primary purpose of recognizing gains or decreasing losses resulting from market value changes.
“Acquisition Criteria”: Acquisitions of Reinvestment Collateral Interests and Exchange Collateral Interests will be permitted only if, as of the date of the commitment to purchase such Collateral Interest:
(i) the Note Protection Tests are satisfied;
(ii) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and
(iii) its acquisition will be in compliance with the Acquisition and Disposition Requirements.
“Additional Note Administrator Compensation”: The meaning specified in Section 10.3(c).
“Administrative Modification”: The meaning specified in the Servicing Agreement.
“Advance Rate”: The meaning specified in the Servicing Agreement.
“Advancing Agent”: Lument Commercial Mortgage Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust, solely in its capacity as advancing agent hereunder, unless a successor Person shall have become the Advancing Agent pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Advancing Agent” shall mean such successor Person.
“Advancing Agent Fee”: The fee payable monthly in arrears on each Payment Date to the Advancing Agent in accordance with the Priority of Payments, equal to 0.25% per annum on the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class A Notes, the Class A-S Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes, the Class D Notes and the Class E Notes on such Payment Date prior to giving effect to distributions with respect to such Payment Date; which fee is hereby waived by the Advancing Agent for so long as LCMT (or any of its Affiliates) (i) is the Advancing Agent and (ii) owns the Class H Notes.
“Advisers Act”: The Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
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“Advisory Committee”: The meaning specified in the Collateral Management Agreement.
“Affiliate”: With respect to a Person, (i) any other Person who, directly or indirectly, is in control of, or controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person or (ii) any other Person who is a director, Officer or employee (a) of such Person, (b) of any subsidiary or parent company of such Person or (c) of any Person described in clause (i) above. For the purposes of this definition, control of a Person shall mean the power, direct or indirect, (i) to vote more than 50% of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person, or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise. The Note Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee may rely on certifications of any Holder or party hereto regarding such Person’s affiliations.
“Agent Members”: Members of, or participants in, the Depository, Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear.
“Aggregate Outstanding Amount”: With respect to any Class or Classes of the Notes as of any date of determination, the aggregate Principal Balance of such Class or Classes of Notes Outstanding as of such date of determination, which includes in the case of the Class F Notes and the Class G Notes, any Deferred Interest with respect to such Class.
“Aggregate Outstanding Portfolio Balance”: On the date of determination thereof, the sum (without duplication) of: (i) the aggregate Principal Balance of the Collateral Interests, (ii) the aggregate Principal Balance of Cash and Eligible Investments held as Principal Proceeds; and (iii) the aggregate Principal Balance of Cash and Eligible Investments held in each of the Unused Proceeds Account and the Reinvestment Account.
“Aggregate Principal Balance”: When used with respect to any Collateral Interests as of any date of determination, the sum of the Principal Balances on such date of determination of all such Collateral Interests.
“Anticipated Takeout Evidence”: An executed letter of commitment or term sheet provided by an institutional lender, letter of intent, signed purchase and sale agreement, or other evidence of anticipated refinancing or sale in accordance with market practices governing the purchase, sale and financing of commercial real estate loans and commercial real estate properties.
“Applicable Fitch Eligible Investment Rating”: (a) in the case of such investments with maturities of thirty (30) days or less, the short-term debt obligations of which are rated at least “F1” by Fitch or the long-term debt obligations of which are rated at least “A” by Fitch, and (b) in the case of such investments with maturities of more than thirty (30) days, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least “F1+” by Fitch or the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “AA-” by Fitch.
“Applicable Investor”: The registered holder of an Offered Note (or the holder of a beneficial interest therein) that is (i) an EU Institutional Investor or a UK Institutional Investor or (ii) managed by an institution that is an EU Institutional Investor or a UK Institutional Investor, and which, in each case, has delivered a notice to the Issuer on or prior to its purchase of such interest in such Note or, if it (or its manager) becomes subject to the EU/UK Due Diligence Requirements and while it continues to hold such interest in such Note, then promptly after such date, certifying that it (or its manager) is an EU Institutional Investor or a UK Institutional Investor (as applicable), which notice is to be sent by email to the following email addresses: generalcounsel@lument.com and collateralmanager@lument.com.
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“Applicable KBRA Eligible Investment Rating”: In the case of Eligible Investments, the short-term debt obligations of which are rated at least “K1” by KBRA, or the long-term debt obligations of which are rated at least “AAA” by KBRA, in each case if then rated by KBRA or, if not then rated by KBRA, an equivalent or higher rating by two other NRSROs (which may include Fitch).
“Appraisal”: The meaning specified in the Servicing Agreement.
“Appraisal Reduction Amount”: With respect to any Commercial Real Estate Loan as to which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) the Principal Balance of such Commercial Real Estate Loan, plus all other amounts due and unpaid with respect to such Commercial Real Estate Loan, minus (b) the sum of (i) an amount equal to 90% of the aggregate appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties (net of any liens senior to the lien of the related mortgage) as determined by an Updated Appraisal on each such Mortgaged Property, plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all reserves, letters of credit and escrows held in connection with such Commercial Real Estate Loan (other than escrows and reserves for unpaid real estate taxes and assessments and insurance premiums), plus (iii) all insurance and casualty proceeds and condemnation awards that constitute collateral for such Commercial Real Estate Loan (whether paid or then payable by any insurance company or government authority). With respect to any Collateral Interest that is a Participation, any Appraisal Reduction Amount will be allocated to such participation interest or promissory note as provided under the applicable Participation Agreement; provided that if such allocation is not provided for under the applicable Participation Agreement, any Appraisal Reduction Amount will be deemed allocated in reverse sequential order (if applicable) and on a pro rata and pari passu basis among the related participations and promissory notes, as applicable, of the same seniority, based on the outstanding principal balance thereof.
“Appraisal Reduction Event”: With respect to a Commercial Real Estate Loan, the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) the 90th day following the occurrence of any uncured delinquency in any monthly payment; (ii) receipt of notice that the related borrower has filed a bankruptcy petition or the date on which a receiver is appointed and continues in such capacity or the 90th day after the related borrower becomes the subject of involuntary bankruptcy proceedings and such proceedings are not dismissed; (iii) the date on which any related underlying Mortgaged Property becomes an REO Property; (iv) the date on which such Commercial Real Estate Loan becomes a Modified Commercial Real Estate Loan; or (v) a payment default occurs with respect to a balloon payment due on such Commercial Real Estate Loan; provided, however, that if (i) the related borrower is diligently seeking a refinancing commitment or sale of the underlying property, (ii) the related borrower continues to make (or a related mezzanine lender, subordinate lender or companion participation or note holder, on behalf of the borrower, continues to make) its original scheduled payments, (iii) no other Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred with respect to such Commercial Real Estate Loan, and (iv) the Collateral Manager consents, then an Appraisal Reduction Event with respect to this clause (v) will be deemed not to occur on or before the 90th day after the original maturity date (inclusive of all extension options that the related borrower had right to elect and did so elect pursuant to the instrument related to such Commercial Real Estate Loan) of such Commercial Real Estate Loan; and provided, further, that if the related borrower has delivered to the Servicer, on or before the 90th day after the original maturity date, Anticipated Takeout Evidence reasonably acceptable to the Servicer, and the borrower continues to make (or a related mezzanine lender, subordinate lender or companion participation or note holder, on behalf of the borrower, continues to make) its original scheduled payments and no other Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred with respect to such Commercial Real Estate Loan, then an Appraisal Reduction Event will be deemed not to occur until the earlier of (A) 120 days following the original maturity date of such Commercial Real Estate Loan and (B) termination or expiration of the Anticipated Takeout Evidence.
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“Article 15 Agreement”: The meaning specified in Section 15.1(a) hereof.
“As-Stabilized LTV”: With respect to any Collateral Interest, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, as calculated by the Collateral Manager in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard, of the Principal Balance of such Collateral Interest to the value estimate of the related Mortgaged Property as reflected in an appraisal that was obtained not more than twelve (12) months prior to the date of determination (or, if originated by the Seller or an affiliate thereof, not more than six (6) months prior to the date of origination), which value is based on the appraisal or portion of an appraisal that states an “as-stabilized” value and/or “as-renovated” value for such property (unless such property achieved stabilization prior to the appraisal, in which case the current “as-is” value will be used), which may be based on the assumption that certain events will occur, including without limitation, with respect to the re-tenanting, renovation or other repositioning of such property and, may be based on the capitalization rate reflected in such appraisal; provided that if the appraisal was not obtained within three (3) months prior to the date of determination, the Collateral Manager may adjust such capitalization rate in its reasonable good faith judgment executed in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard. In determining As-Stabilized LTV for any Reinvestment Collateral Interest or Exchange Collateral Interest that is a Participation, the calculation of As-Stabilized LTV will take into account the outstanding Principal Balance of the Participation being acquired by the Issuer and all related Non-Acquired Participation(s) (assuming fully-funded) that are senior or pari passu in right of repayment. In determining the As-Stabilized LTV for any Reinvestment Collateral Interest or Exchange Collateral Interest that is cross-collateralized with one or more other Collateral Interests, the As-Stabilized LTV will be calculated with respect to the cross-collateralized group in the aggregate. In determining As-Stabilized LTV for any Reinvestment Collateral Interest or Exchange Collateral Interest secured by a Mortgaged Property with respect to which the property owner has incurred PACE financing, the calculation of As-Stabilized LTV will take into account the outstanding principal amount of such PACE financing.
“Asset Documents”: The indenture, loan agreement, note, mortgage, intercreditor agreement, participation agreement, co-lender agreement or other agreement pursuant to which a Collateral Interest or an Eligible Investment has been issued or created and each other agreement that governs the terms of or secures the obligations represented by such Collateral Interest or an Eligible Investment or of which holders of such Collateral Interest or an Eligible Investment are the beneficiaries.
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“Assisted Living Facility”: A facility (other than a Skilled Nursing Facility) licensed by a state Seniors Housing Authority to provide supervision or assistance with activities of daily living, memory care, coordination of services by healthcare providers and monitoring of resident activities to help ensure their health, safety and well-being.
“Auction Call Redemption”: The meaning specified in Section 9.1(d) hereof.
“Authenticating Agent”: With respect to the Notes or a Class of the Notes, the Person designated by the Note Administrator to authenticate such Notes on behalf of the Note Administrator pursuant to Section 2.12 hereof.
“Authorized Officer”: With respect to the Issuer, any Officer (or attorney-in-fact appointed by the Issuer) who is authorized to act for the Issuer in matters relating to, and binding upon, the Issuer. With respect to the Collateral Manager, the Persons listed on Schedule C attached hereto or such other Person or Persons specified by the Collateral Manager by written notice to the other parties hereto. With respect to the Servicer, a “Responsible Officer” of the Servicer as set forth in the Servicing Agreement. With respect to the Note Administrator or the Trustee or any other bank or trust company acting as trustee of an express trust, a Trust Officer. Each party may receive and accept a certification of the authority of any other party as conclusive evidence of the authority of any Person to act, and such certification may be considered as in full force and effect until receipt by such other party of written notice to the contrary.
“Backup Advancing Agent”: The Note Administrator, solely in its capacity as Backup Advancing Agent hereunder, or any successor Backup Advancing Agent; provided that any such successor Backup Advancing Agent must be a financial institution having a long-term unsecured debt rating at least equal to “A-” by Fitch and a short-term unsecured debt rating from Fitch at least equal to “F1”.
“Bankruptcy Code”: The federal Bankruptcy Code, Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time.
“Benchmark”: The reference rate used to determine the rate at which interest will accrue on a Class of Notes, which (1) initially will be Term SOFR and (2) from and after the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date, will be the applicable Benchmark Replacement.
“Benchmark Determination Date”: With respect to any Interest Accrual Period, (1) if the Benchmark is Term SOFR, the second SOFR Business Day preceding the first Business Day of such Interest Accrual Period and (2) if the Benchmark is not Term SOFR, the date determined in accordance with the Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes.
“Benchmark Replacement”: The first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Collateral Manager as of the Benchmark Replacement Date:
(1) Compounded SOFR;
(2) the sum of: (a) the alternate rate of interest that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; (3) the sum of: (a) the ISDA Fallback Rate and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; and
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(4) the sum of: (a) the alternate rate of interest that has been selected by the Collateral Manager as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to any industry-accepted rate of interest as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for U.S. dollar denominated securitizations at such time and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
In no event may the Benchmark Replacement be less than zero.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment”: The first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Collateral Manager as of the Benchmark Replacement Date:
(1) the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero), that has been selected, endorsed or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement;
(2) if the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement is equivalent to the ISDA Fallback Rate, then the ISDA Fallback Adjustment; and
(3) the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Collateral Manager giving due consideration to any industry-accepted spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of the then-current Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S. dollar denominated securitization transactions at such time.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes”: With respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including, but not limited to, changes to the definition of “Interest Accrual Period,” setting an applicable Benchmark Determination Date and Reference Time, the timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, the method for calculating the Benchmark Replacement and other administrative matters, which may, for the avoidance of doubt, have a material economic impact on the Notes) that the Collateral Manager decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption of such Benchmark Replacement in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Collateral Manager decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Collateral Manager determines that no market practice for use of the Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner as the Collateral Manager determines is reasonably necessary).
“Benchmark Replacement Date”: The date selected by the Collateral Manager, in its sole discretion, to be an appropriate Benchmark Replacement Date based on market practice.
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The Collateral Manager shall provide written notice of its selected Benchmark Replacement Date to the Issuer, the Advancing Agent, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Calculation Agent (if different from the Note Administrator), the Noteholders and the Rating Agencies at least thirty (30) days prior to such Benchmark Replacement Date.
“Benchmark Transition Event”: The occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of the Benchmark announcing that the administrator has ceased or will cease to provide the Benchmark permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the Benchmark;
(2) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the Benchmark, the central bank for the currency of the Benchmark, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for the Benchmark, a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for the Benchmark or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for the Benchmark, which states that the administrator of the Benchmark has ceased or will cease to provide the Benchmark permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the Benchmark; or
(3) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the Benchmark announcing that the Benchmark is not, or as of a date specified in the future will no longer be, representative.
“Board of Directors”: With respect to the Issuer, the LLC Managers duly appointed by the sole member of the Issuer or otherwise.
“Board Resolution”: With respect to the Issuer, a resolution or unanimous written consent of the LLC Managers or the sole member of the Issuer.
“Build-to-Rent Property”: A Multifamily Property that (A) consists primarily of one or more parcels improved with (i) detached or semi-detached single-family or duplex rental residences, (ii) rental townhomes, or (iii) any combination of the foregoing, (B) was designed and constructed with the intent that its residential units be operated as rental units, and (C) was designed to provide tenants with an experience comparable to single-family residential living.
“Business Day”: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday or (ii) a day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by applicable law, regulation or executive order to close in New York, New York, in the States of Texas or Ohio or the location of the Corporate Trust Office of the Note Administrator or the Trustee, or (iii) days when the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York are closed.
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“Buy/Sell Interest”: A Collateral Interest for which one of the participants has exercised, or has the right to exercise, the purchase of its companion participant’s interest, or sell its interest to such companion participant for the same price, in accordance with the related Participation Agreement.
“Calculation Agent”: The meaning specified in Section 7.14(a) hereof.
“Calculation Amount”: At any time, (a) with respect to any Modified Collateral Interest, the Principal Balance thereof minus any related Appraisal Reduction Amounts; and (b) with respect to any Defaulted Collateral Interest or Collateral Interest with respect to which the related Mortgaged Property has become an REO Property, the lowest of (i) the Recovery Rate of such Collateral Interest multiplied by the Principal Balance of such Collateral Interest, (ii) the market value of such Collateral Interest, as determined by the Collateral Manager in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard based upon, among other things, a recent Appraisal and information from one or more third party commercial real estate brokers and such other information as the Collateral Manager deems appropriate; and (iii) the Principal Balance of such Collateral Interest, minus any applicable Appraisal Reduction Amounts.
“Cash”: Such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time shall be legal tender for payment of all public and private debts.
“Cash Collateral Accounts”: The meaning specified in the Servicing Agreement.
“Certificate of Authentication”: The meaning specified in Section 2.1 hereof.
“Certificated Security”: A “certificated security” as defined in Section 8-102(a)(4) of the UCC.
“Citizens Capital Markets”: Citizens JMP Securities, LLC.
“Class”: The Class A Notes, the Class A-S Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes, the Class D Notes, the Class E Notes, the Class F Notes, the Class G Notes or the Class H Notes, as applicable.
“Class A Defaulted Interest Amount”: With respect to the Class A Notes as of each Payment Date, the accrued and unpaid amount due to Holders of the Class A Notes on account of any shortfalls in the payment of the Class A Interest Distribution Amount with respect to any preceding Payment Date or Payment Dates, together with interest accrued thereon (to the extent lawful) at the Class A Rate.
“Class A Interest Distribution Amount”: On each Payment Date, the amount due to Holders of the Class A Notes on account of interest equal to the product of (i) the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class A Notes on the first day of the related Interest Accrual Period, (ii) the actual number of days in such Interest Accrual Period divided by three hundred sixty (360) and (iii) the Class A Rate.
“Class A Notes”: The Class A Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes Due 2043, issued by the Issuer pursuant to this Indenture.
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“Class A Rate”: With respect to any Class A Note, the per annum rate at which interest accrues on such Note for any Interest Accrual Period, which shall be equal to (a) the Benchmark for the related Interest Accrual Period plus (b) 1.5500%.
“Class A-S Defaulted Interest Amount”: With respect to the Class A-S Notes as of each Payment Date, the accrued and unpaid amount due to Holders of the Class A-S Notes on account of any shortfalls in the payment of the Class A-S Interest Distribution Amount with respect to any preceding Payment Date or Payment Dates, together with interest accrued thereon (to the extent lawful) at the Class A-S Rate.
“Class A-S Interest Distribution Amount”: On each Payment Date, the amount due to Holders of the Class A-S Notes on account of interest equal to the product of (i) the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class A-S Notes on the first day of the related Interest Accrual Period, (ii) the actual number of days in such Interest Accrual Period divided by three hundred sixty (360) and (iii) the Class A-S Rate.
“Class A-S Notes”: The Class A-S Second Priority Secured Floating Rate Notes Due 2043, issued by the Issuer pursuant to this Indenture.
“Class A-S Rate”: With respect to any Class A-S Note, the per annum rate at which interest accrues on such Note for any Interest Accrual Period, which shall be equal to (a) the Benchmark for the related Interest Accrual Period plus (b) 1.9000%.
“Class B Defaulted Interest Amount”: With respect to the Class B Notes as of each Payment Date, the accrued and unpaid amount due to Holders of the Class B Notes on account of any shortfalls in the payment of the Class B Interest Distribution Amount with respect to any preceding Payment Date or Payment Dates, together with interest accrued thereon (to the extent lawful) at the Class B Rate.
“Class B Interest Distribution Amount”: On each Payment Date, the amount due to Holders of the Class B Notes on account of interest equal to the product of (i) the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class B Notes on the first day of the related Interest Accrual Period, (ii) the actual number of days in such Interest Accrual Period divided by three hundred sixty (360) and (iii) the Class B Rate.
“Class B Notes”: The Class B Third Priority Secured Floating Rate Notes Due 2043, issued by the Issuer pursuant to this Indenture.
“Class B Rate”: With respect to any Class B Note, the per annum rate at which interest accrues on such Note for any Interest Accrual Period, which shall be equal to (a) the Benchmark for the related Interest Accrual Period plus (b) 2.3500%.
“Class C Defaulted Interest Amount”: With respect to the Class C Notes as of each Payment Date, the accrued and unpaid amount due to Holders of the Class C Notes on account of any shortfalls in the payment of the Class C Interest Distribution Amount with respect to any preceding Payment Date or Payment Dates, together with interest accrued thereon (to the extent lawful) at the Class C Rate.
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“Class C Interest Distribution Amount”: On each Payment Date, the amount due to Holders of the Class C Notes on account of interest equal to the product of (i) the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class C Notes on the first day of the related Interest Accrual Period, (ii) the actual number of days in such Interest Accrual Period divided by three hundred sixty (360) and (iii) the Class C Rate.
“Class C Notes”: The Class C Fourth Priority Secured Floating Rate Notes Due 2043, issued by the Issuer pursuant to this Indenture.
“Class C Rate”: With respect to any Class C Note, the per annum rate at which interest accrues on such Note for any Interest Accrual Period, which shall be equal to (a) the Benchmark for the related Interest Accrual Period plus (b) 2.7500%.
“Class D Defaulted Interest Amount”: With respect to the Class D Notes as of each Payment Date, the accrued and unpaid amount due to Holders of the Class D Notes on account of any shortfalls in the payment of the Class D Interest Distribution Amount with respect to any preceding Payment Date or Payment Dates, together with interest accrued thereon (to the extent lawful) at the Class D Rate.
“Class D Interest Distribution Amount”: On each Payment Date, the amount due to Holders of the Class D Notes on account of interest equal to the product of (i) the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class D Notes on the first day of the related Interest Accrual Period, (ii) the actual number of days in such Interest Accrual Period divided by three hundred sixty (360) and (iii) the Class D Rate.
“Class D Notes”: The Class D Fifth Priority Secured Floating Rate Notes Due 2043, issued by the Issuer pursuant to this Indenture.
“Class D Rate”: With respect to any Class D Note, the per annum rate at which interest accrues on such Note for any Interest Accrual Period, which shall be equal to (a) the Benchmark for the related Interest Accrual Period plus (b) 3.6000%.
“Class E Defaulted Interest Amount”: With respect to the Class E Notes as of each Payment Date, the accrued and unpaid amount due to Holders of the Class E Notes on account of any shortfalls in the payment of the Class E Interest Distribution Amount with respect to any preceding Payment Date or Payment Dates, together with interest accrued thereon (to the extent lawful) at the Class E Rate.
“Class E Interest Distribution Amount”: On each Payment Date, the amount due to Holders of the Class E Notes on account of interest equal to the product of (i) the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class E Notes on the first day of the related Interest Accrual Period, (ii) the actual number of days in such Interest Accrual Period divided by three hundred sixty (360) and (iii) the Class E Rate.
“Class E Notes”: The Class E Sixth Priority Floating Rate Notes Due 2043, issued by the Issuer pursuant to this Indenture.
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“Class E Rate”: With respect to any Class E Note, the per annum rate at which interest accrues on such Note for any Interest Accrual Period, which shall be equal to (a) the Benchmark for the related Interest Accrual Period plus (b) 4.6000%.
“Class F Defaulted Interest Amount”: With respect to the Class F Notes as of each Payment Date for which no Class A Notes, Class A-S Notes, Class B Notes, Class C Notes, Class D Notes or Class E Notes are outstanding, the accrued and unpaid amount due to Holders of the Class F Notes on account of any shortfalls in the payment of the Class F Interest Distribution Amount with respect to any preceding Payment Date or Payment Dates, together with interest accrued thereon (to the extent lawful) at the Class F Rate.
“Class F Deferred Interest”: So long as any Class A Notes, Class A-S Notes, Class B Notes, Class C Notes, Class D Notes or Class E Notes are Outstanding, any interest due on the Class F Notes that is not paid as a result of the operation of the Priority of Payments on any Payment Date.
“Class F Interest Distribution Amount”: On each Payment Date, the amount due to Holders of the Class F Notes on account of interest equal to the product of (i) the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class F Notes on the first day of the related Interest Accrual Period, (ii) the actual number of days in such Interest Accrual Period divided by three hundred sixty (360) and (iii) the Class F Rate.
“Class F Notes”: The Class F Seventh Priority Secured Floating Rate Notes Due 2043, issued by the Issuer pursuant to this Indenture.
“Class F Rate”: With respect to any Class F Note, the per annum rate at which interest accrues on such Note for any Interest Accrual Period, which shall be equal to (a) the Benchmark for the related Interest Accrual Period plus (b) 5.6000%.
“Class G Defaulted Interest Amount”: With respect to the Class G Notes as of each Payment Date for which no Class A Notes, Class A-S Notes, Class B Notes, Class C Notes, Class D Notes, Class E Notes or Class F Notes are outstanding, the accrued and unpaid amount due to Holders of the Class G Notes on account of any shortfalls in the payment of the Class G Interest Distribution Amount with respect to any preceding Payment Date or Payment Dates, together with interest accrued thereon (to the extent lawful) at the Class G Rate.
“Class G Deferred Interest”: So long as any Class A Notes, Class A-S Notes, Class B Notes, Class C Notes, Class D Notes, Class E Notes or Class F Notes are Outstanding, any interest due on the Class G Notes that is not paid as a result of the operation of the Priority of Payments on any Payment Date.
“Class G Interest Distribution Amount”: On each Payment Date, the amount due to Holders of the Class G Notes on account of interest equal to the product of (i) the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class G Notes on the first day of the related Interest Accrual Period, (ii) the actual number of days in such Interest Accrual Period divided by three hundred sixty (360) and (iii) the Class G Rate.
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“Class G Notes”: The Class G Eighth Priority Secured Floating Rate Notes Due 2043, issued by the Issuer pursuant to this Indenture.
“Class G Rate”: With respect to any Class G Note, the per annum rate at which interest accrues on such Note for any Interest Accrual Period, which shall be equal to (a) the Benchmark for the related Interest Accrual Period plus (b) 6.6000%.
“Class H Notes”: The Class H Income Notes Due 2043, issued by the Issuer pursuant to this Indenture.
“Class H-P Subcomponent”: The meaning specified in Section 2.18(a) hereof.
“Class H-R Subcomponent”: The meaning specified in Section 2.18(a) hereof.
“Class H-XS Reference Amount”: The meaning specified in Section 2.18(b) hereof.
“Class H-XS Subcomponent”: The meaning specified in Section 2.18(a) hereof.
“Clean-up Call”: The meaning specified in Section 9.1(a) hereof.
“Clearing Agency”: An organization registered as a “clearing agency” pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act.
“Clearstream, Luxembourg”: Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
“Closing Date”: December 10, 2025.
“Closing Date Collateral Interests”: The Whole Loans and Participations listed on Schedule A attached hereto.
“Code”: The United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collateral”: The meaning specified in the first paragraph of the Granting Clause of this Indenture.
“Collateral Interest File”: The meaning set forth in Section 3.3(e) hereof.
“Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement”: The Collateral Interest purchase agreement entered into between the Issuer, the Seller and LFT REIT on or about the Closing Date, as amended from time to time, which agreement is assigned to the Trustee on behalf of the Issuer pursuant to this Indenture, together with any collateral interest purchase agreement or subsequent transfer instrument entered into between the Issuer and the Seller in connection with the acquisition of a Delayed Acquisition Collateral Interest, a Reinvestment Collateral Interest and/or an Exchange Collateral Interest.
“Collateral Interests”: The Closing Date Collateral Interests and each of the other Whole Loans and Participations acquired by the Issuer from time to time.
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“Collateral Management Agreement”: The Collateral Management Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and between the Issuer and the Collateral Manager, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.
“Collateral Management Standard”: The meaning set forth in the Collateral Management Agreement.
“Collateral Manager”: Lument Investment Management, LLC, each of Lument Investment Management, LLC’s permitted successors and assigns or any successor Person that shall have become the Collateral Manager pursuant to the provisions of the Collateral Management Agreement and thereafter “Collateral Manager” shall mean such successor Person.
“Collateral Manager Fee”: The meaning set forth in the Collateral Management Agreement.
“Collateral Net WAC”: With respect to any Payment Date, a per annum rate (greater than or equal to zero) equal to: (A) the total amount of Interest Proceeds available for actual payment to holders of the Notes, divided by (B) the Aggregate Outstanding Portfolio Balance immediately preceding such Payment Date, expressed as a percentage and as an annualized rate at which interest would have to accrue on the Aggregate Outstanding Portfolio Balance on an actual/360 basis in order to produce the aggregate amount of interest described in clause (A) to accrue on the Aggregate Outstanding Portfolio Balance during the related one-month Interest Accrual Period.
“Collection Account”: The meaning specified in the Servicing Agreement.
“Commercial Real Estate Loan”: Any Whole Loan or Participated Loan, as applicable and as the context may require.
“Commitment Letter”: A definitive letter of commitment or term sheet provided by an institutional lender.
“Company Administrative Expenses”: All fees, expenses and other amounts due or accrued with respect to any Payment Date and payable by the Issuer or any Permitted Subsidiary (including legal fees and expenses) to (i) the Note Administrator, the Custodian, the Securities Intermediary and the Trustee pursuant to this Indenture or any co-trustee appointed pursuant to Section 6.7 hereof (including amounts payable by the Issuer as indemnification pursuant to this Indenture), (ii) the EU/UK Retention Holder, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Collateral Manager, the Note Administrator or the EU/UK Reporting Administrator in connection with their assisting the Issuer with the preparation and/or filing of information and reports required by the EU/UK Transparency Requirements, (iii) the LLC Managers (including indemnification), (iv) the independent accountants, agents and counsel of the Issuer for reasonable fees and expenses (including amounts payable in connection with the preparation of tax forms on behalf of the Issuer), and any registered office and government filing fees, in each case, payable in the order in which invoices are received by the Issuer, (v) a Rating Agency for fees and expenses in connection with any rating (including the annual fee payable with respect to the monitoring of any rating) of the Notes, including fees and expenses due or accrued in connection with any credit assessment or rating of the Collateral Interests, (vi) the Collateral Manager under this Indenture and the Collateral Management Agreement (including amounts payable by the Issuer as indemnification pursuant to this Indenture or the Collateral Management Agreement), (vii) other Persons as indemnification pursuant to the Collateral Management Agreement, (viii) the Advancing Agent or other Persons as indemnification pursuant to the provisions pertaining to the Advancing Agent in this Indenture, (ix) the Servicer or the Special Servicer as indemnification or reimbursement of fees or expenses pursuant to the Servicing Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, (x) the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee, (xi) each member of the Advisory Committee (including amounts payable as indemnification) under each agreement between such Advisory Committee member, the Collateral Manager and the Issuer (and the amounts payable by the Issuer to each member of the Advisory Committee as indemnification pursuant to each such agreement), (xii) any other Person in respect of any governmental fee, charge or tax (including any FATCA Legislation compliance costs) in relation to the Issuer (in each case as certified by an Authorized Officer of the Issuer to the Note Administrator), in each case, payable in the order in which invoices are received by the Issuer, or (xiii) any other Person in respect of any other fees or expenses (including indemnifications) permitted under this Indenture and the documents delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Indenture and the Notes and any amendment or other modification of any such documentation, in each case unless expressly prohibited under this Indenture (including, without limitation, the payment of all transaction fees and all legal and other fees and expenses required in connection with the purchase of any Collateral Interests or any other transaction authorized by this Indenture), in each case, payable in the order in which invoices are received by the Issuer; provided that Company Administrative Expenses shall not include (a) amounts payable in respect of the Notes and (b) any Collateral Manager Fee payable pursuant to the Collateral Management Agreement.
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“Compounded SOFR”: “30-Day Average SOFR” as reported on the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York currently at https://apps.newyorkfed.org/markets/autorates/sofr-avg-ind, or any successor source for the rate currently identified as “30-Day Average SOFR” identified as such by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from time to time.
“Controlling Class”: The Class A Notes, so long as any Class A Notes are Outstanding, then the Class A-S Notes, so long as any Class A-S Notes are Outstanding, then the Class B Notes, so long as any Class B Notes are Outstanding, then the Class C Notes, so long as any Class C Notes are Outstanding, then the Class D Notes, so long as any Class D Notes are Outstanding, then the Class E Notes, so long as any Class E Notes are Outstanding, then the Class F Notes, so long as any Class F Notes are Outstanding and then the Class G Notes, so long as any Class G Notes are Outstanding.
“Corporate Trust Office”: The designated corporate trust office of (i) the Trustee, currently located at 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, Attention: CMBS Trustee – LMNT 2025-FL3, (ii) the Note Administrator, currently located at (a) with respect to the delivery of Asset Documents, at 1055 10th Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55414, Attention: Document Custody Group – LMNT 2025-FL3, (b) with respect to the delivery of Note transfers and surrenders, at 1505 Energy Park Drive, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, Attention: Certificate Transfer Services – LMNT 2025-FL3 and (c) for all other purposes, at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951, Attention: Computershare Corporate Trust (CMBS), LMNT 2025-FL3 or (iii) such other address as the Trustee or the Note Administrator, as applicable, may designate from time to time by notice to the Noteholders, the 17g-5 Information Provider and the parties hereto.
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“Corresponding Tenor”: With respect to a Benchmark Replacement, a tenor having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as the applicable tenor for the then-current Benchmark.
“Credit Risk Collateral Interest”: Any Collateral Interest that, in the Collateral Manager’s reasonable business judgment, has a significant risk of becoming a Defaulted Collateral Interest in the foreseeable future.
“Credit Risk/Defaulted Collateral Interest Cash Purchase”: The meaning specified in Section 12.1(b) hereof.
“Credit Risk Retention Rules”: Regulation RR (17 C.F.R. Part 246), as such rule may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Department of Treasury, the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the adopting release (79 F.R. 77601 et seq.) or by the staff of any such agency, or as may be provided by any such agency or its staff from time to time, in each case, as effective from time to time.
“CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee”: With respect to each Collateral Interest and for any Payment Date, an amount accrued during the related Interest Accrual Period at the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate on the Principal Balance of such Collateral Interest as of the close of business on the Determination Date in such Interest Accrual Period. Such amounts shall be computed for the same period and on the same interest accrual basis respecting which any related interest payment due or deemed due on the related Collateral Interest is computed and shall be prorated for partial periods.
“CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate”: With respect to each Collateral Interest, a rate equal to 0.0005% per annum.
“Criteria-Based Modification”: The meaning specified in the Servicing Agreement.
“Custodial Account”: An account at the Securities Intermediary established pursuant to Section 10.1(b) hereof.
“Custodian”: The meaning specified in Section 3.3(a) hereof.
“Default”: Any Event of Default or any occurrence that is, or with notice or the lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default.
“Defaulted Collateral Interest”: Any Collateral Interest for which the related Commercial Real Estate Loan is a Defaulted Loan.
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“Defaulted Loan”: Any Commercial Real Estate Loan for which there has occurred and is continuing for more than 90 days either (x) a default in the payment of any amounts due and payable to lender under the related Asset Documents, including balloon and other mandatory repayments and prepayments (after giving effect to any applicable grace period but without giving effect to any waiver) or (y) any other material monetary or non-monetary event of default that is known to the Servicer (after giving effect to any applicable grace period but without giving effect to any waiver); provided, however, that any Collateral Interest as to which an Appraisal Reduction Event has not occurred due to the circumstances specified in clause (v) of the definition thereof and which is not otherwise a Defaulted Loan will be deemed not to be a Defaulted Loan. If a Defaulted Loan is the subject of a work-out, modification or otherwise has cured the default such that the subject Defaulted Loan is no longer in default pursuant to its terms (as such terms may have been modified), such Commercial Real Estate Loan will no longer be treated as a Defaulted Loan. In addition, if a mezzanine lender, subordinate lender or companion participation or note holder continues to make monthly payments (or, in connection with a balloon payment default, assumed scheduled payments) under the Commercial Real Estate Loan pursuant to a cure or extension option granted by the applicable Asset Documents, such Commercial Real Estate Loan shall not be treated as a Defaulted Loan.
“Deferred Interest”: The Class F Deferred Interest and the Class G Deferred Interest.
“Definitive Notes”: The meaning specified in Section 2.2(b) hereof.
“Delayed Acquisition Collateral Interest”: Each Collateral Interest identified as a Delayed Acquisition Collateral Interest on Schedule A hereto.
“Delayed Acquisition Conditions”: Conditions that will be satisfied with respect to any Delayed Acquisition Collateral Interest if, as of the date that the Issuer purchases such Collateral Interests, either (i) the terms of the Asset Documents (as modified) evidencing such Delayed Acquisition Collateral Interest substantially conform to the terms described in the Offering Memorandum (including Annex A thereto), or (ii) the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to each Rating Agency.
“Depository” or “DTC”: The Depository Trust Company, its nominees, and their respective successors.
“Determination Date”: The 13th day of each month or, if such date is not a Business Day, the next Business Day, commencing on the Determination Date in December 2025.
“Disposition Limitation Threshold”: The time at which the sum of (i) the cumulative aggregate Principal Balance of Credit Risk Collateral Interests (other than those that are Defaulted Collateral Interests) sold by the Issuer to the Collateral Manager or its affiliates plus (ii) the cumulative aggregate Principal Balance of Credit Risk Collateral Interests exchanged for Exchange Collateral Interests, is equal to or greater than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Closing Date Collateral Interests as of the Closing Date.
“Disqualified Transferee”: The meaning specified in Section 2.5(l) hereof.
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“Dissolution Expenses”: The amount of expenses reasonably likely to be incurred in connection with the discharge of this Indenture, the liquidation of the Collateral and the dissolution of the Issuer, as reasonably certified by the Collateral Manager or the Issuer, based in part on expenses incurred by the Note Administrator, the Custodian and the Trustee and reported to the Collateral Manager.
“Dodd-Frank”: The Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as amended from time to time.
“Dollar”, “U.S. $” or “$”: A U.S. dollar or other equivalent unit in Cash.
“Due Period”: With respect to any Payment Date, the period commencing on the day immediately succeeding the second preceding Determination Date (or commencing on and excluding the Closing Date, in the case of the Due Period relating to the first Payment Date) and ending on and including the Determination Date immediately preceding such Payment Date.
“EHRI”: Any interest in the Issuer that satisfies the definition of “eligible horizontal residual interest” in the Credit Risk Retention Rules. As of the Closing Date, the Class H Notes shall constitute the EHRI.
“Eligibility Criteria”: The criteria set forth below with respect to any Reinvestment Collateral Interest or any Exchange Collateral Interest, compliance with which shall be evidenced by an Officer's Certificate of the Collateral Manager delivered to the Trustee as of the date of such acquisition:
(i) it is a whole loan, a senior, senior pari passu or pari passu note, a trust certificate representing a 100% beneficial interest in a whole loan, or a Senior Participation in a whole loan or senior, senior pari passu or pari passu note that is secured by a Multifamily Property, Student Housing Property, Build-to-Rent Property, Self-Storage Property, Manufactured Housing Community Property or Mixed-Use Property;
| (ii) | (A) the aggregate Principal Balance of the Collateral Interests secured by properties that are of the following types are subject to limitations as follows: (a) Student Housing Properties does not exceed 10.0% of the Aggregate Outstanding Portfolio Balance, (b) Build-to-Rent Properties does not exceed 10.0% of the Aggregate Outstanding Portfolio Balance, (c) Self-Storage Properties does not exceed 7.5% of the Aggregate Outstanding Portfolio Balance, (d) Manufactured Housing Community Properties does not exceed 10.0% of the Aggregate Outstanding Portfolio Balance, and (e) Mixed-Use Properties, with respect to which more than 60.0% of underwritten revenue is multifamily revenue, does not exceed 7.5% of the Aggregate Outstanding Portfolio Balance (it being understood that, for all purposes hereof, no concentration limitation will apply with respect to Multifamily Properties); and |
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| (B) the sum of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Collateral Interests that are secured by Multifamily Properties (not including Student Housing Properties or Build-to-Rent Properties), the aggregate Principal Balance of Cash and Eligible Investments held as Principal Proceeds; and the aggregate Principal Balance of Cash and Eligible Investments held in each of the Unused Proceeds Account and the Reinvestment Account is not less than 75.0% of the Aggregate Outstanding Portfolio Balance; |
(iii) the obligor is incorporated or organized under the laws of, and the Collateral Interest is secured by property located in, the United States;
(iv) it provides for monthly payments of interest at (a) a SOFR based floating rate, (b) a fixed rate or (c) a rate that is acceptable to the Rating Agencies;
(v) if it is a Fixed Rate Collateral Interest, its acquisition will not cause the aggregate Principal Balance of all Fixed Rate Collateral Interests to exceed 5.0% of the Aggregate Outstanding Portfolio Balance;
(vi) it has a maturity date, assuming the exercise of all extension options (if any) that are exercisable at the option of the related borrower under the terms of such Collateral Interest, that is not more than five years from the date such Collateral Interest is acquired by the Issuer (without counting the initial stub interest period for newly originated loans);
(vii) except with respect to any Funded Companion Participation related to a Closing Date Collateral Interest, the related Commercial Real Estate Loan has an origination date no earlier than January 1, 2025;
(viii) it is not an Equity Interest;
(ix) it is either (a) not a ground-up construction loan or (b) (i) in the case of any Commercial Real Estate Loan secured by a Multifamily Property, a temporary certificate of occupancy has been received for at least 51% of the units, (ii) in the case of any Commercial Real Estate Loan secured by a Build-to-Rent Property, (A) the construction of such property is substantially complete and (B) such property is in lease-up or stabilized and (iii) in the case of all eligible property types other than Multifamily Properties and Build-to-Rent Properties, the related property has achieved substantial completion of renovations or construction in accordance with the related Asset Documents;
(x) the Collateral Manager has determined that it has an As-Stabilized LTV that is not greater than (i) in the case of Collateral Interests secured by Multifamily Properties, 80.0%, (ii) in the case of Collateral Interests secured by any other property type, 75.0%;
(xi) the Collateral Manager has determined that it has an U/W Stabilized NCF Debt Yield that is not less than (i) in the case of Collateral Interests secured by Multifamily Properties, 7.0% and (ii) in the case of Collateral Interests secured by any other property types, 8.0%;
(xii) the Principal Balance of such Collateral Interest (plus any previously-acquired participation interests in the same underlying Commercial Real Estate Loan but excluding any participation interests that were included as part of the Closing Date Collateral Interests) is not greater than 10% of the Aggregate Outstanding Portfolio Balance; (xiii) (A) the Weighted Average Life of the Collateral Interests, assuming the exercise of all contractual extension options (if any) that are exercisable by the borrower under each Collateral Interest, is less than or equal to the number of years (rounded to the nearest one hundredth thereof) during the period from such date of determination to 5.50 years from the Closing Date;
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(B) (x) the Weighted Average Spread of the Collateral Interests is not less than 2.75% and (y) the Weighted Average Coupon of the Fixed Rate Collateral Interests is not less than 4.25%;
(C) the aggregate Principal Balance of Collateral Interests secured by Mortgaged Properties located in (x) California, Florida, Texas and New York is (in each case) no more than 40.0% of the Aggregate Outstanding Portfolio Balance and (y) any other state is no more than 20.0% of the Aggregate Outstanding Portfolio Balance; and
(D) the Herfindahl Score is greater than or equal to 16.0.
(xiv) a No Downgrade Confirmation has been received from Fitch and KBRA with respect to the acquisition of such Collateral Interest, except that such confirmation will not be required with respect to the acquisition of a Funded Companion Participation if (a) the Issuer already owns a Participation in the same underlying Participated Loan and (b) the principal balance of the Funded Companion Participation being acquired is less than $2,000,000;
(xv) it will not require the Issuer to make any future payments after the Issuer’s purchase thereof;
(xvi) if it is a Collateral Interest with a related Future Funding Participation:
(A) the Future Funding Indemnitor has Segregated Liquidity (evidenced by a certification) in an amount at least equal to the greater of (i) the Largest One Quarter Future Advance Estimate and (ii) the Two Quarter Future Advance Estimate for the immediately following two calendar quarters (based on the Future Funding Amounts for all outstanding Future Funding Participations related to the Collateral Interests);
(B) the maximum principal amount of all Future Funding Participations with respect to all Collateral Interests does not exceed 25.0% of the maximum commitment amount of all Participated Loans (which, with respect to each Collateral Interest, will equal the sum of (i) the related initial Principal Balance, (ii) any related Future Funding Amount and (iii) the initial principal balance of any Funded Companion Participation (including any junior participation)); and
(C) the maximum principal amount of the related Future Funding Participation does not exceed 40.0% of the maximum principal amount (including all related funded and unfunded Participations) of the related Participated Loan;
(xvii) it is not prohibited under its Asset Documents from being purchased by the Issuer and pledged to the Trustee;
(xviii) it is not currently the subject of discussion between lender and the borrower to amend, modify or waive any material provision of any of the related Asset Documents in such a manner as would adversely affect the performance of the related Commercial Real Estate Loan; (xix) it is not an interest that, in the Collateral Manager’s reasonable business judgment, has a significant risk of, with lapse of time or notice, becoming a Defaulted Collateral Interest;
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(xx) it is not a Defaulted Collateral Interest (as determined by the Collateral Manager after reasonable inquiry);
(xxi) it is Dollar denominated and may not be converted into an obligation payable in any other currencies;
(xxii) if such Collateral Interest has attached reciprocal “buy/sell” rights as a dispute resolution mechanism, such rights in favor of the Issuer are freely assignable by the Issuer to any of its affiliates;
(xxiii) it provides for the repayment of principal at not less than par no later than upon its maturity or upon redemption, acceleration or its full prepayment;
(xxiv) it is serviced pursuant to the Servicing Agreement or it is serviced by a Qualified Servicer pursuant to a commercial mortgage servicing arrangement that includes servicing provisions substantially similar to those that are standard in commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) transactions;
(xxv) it is purchased from the Seller or a wholly-owned subsidiary thereof, and the requirements set forth in the Indenture regarding the representations and warranties with respect to such Collateral Interest and the underlying mortgaged property (as applicable) have been met (subject to such exceptions as are reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Manager);
(xxvi) if it is a participation interest, the related Participating Institution is (and any “qualified transferee” is required to be) any of (1) a “special purpose entity” or a “qualified institutional lender” as such terms are typically defined in the Asset Documents related to participations; (2) an entity (or a wholly-owned subsidiary of an entity) that has (x) a long-term unsecured debt rating from Fitch of “A-” or higher and (y) a long-term unsecured debt rating from KBRA of “A” or higher (if rated by KBRA, or if not rated by KBRA, an equivalent (or higher) rating by any two other NRSROs (which may include Fitch)) (3) a securitization trust, a collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) issuer or a similar securitization vehicle, or (4) a special purpose entity that is 100% directly or indirectly owned by the Seller or the Future Funding Indemnitor, for so long as the separateness provisions of its organizational documents have not been amended (unless the Rating Agency Condition was satisfied in connection with such amendment), and if any Participating Institution is not the Issuer, the related Asset Documents will be held by a third party custodian;
(xxvii) its acquisition will be in compliance with Section 206 of the Advisers Act;
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(xxviii) its acquisition, ownership, enforcement and disposition will not cause the Issuer to fail to be a Qualified REIT Subsidiary or other disregarded entity of a REIT; (xxix) its acquisition would not cause the Issuer, or the pool of Collateral Interests to be required to register as an investment company under the 1940 Act; and if the borrowers with respect to the Collateral Interest are excepted from the definition of an “investment company” solely by reason of Section 3(c)(1) of the 1940 Act, then either (x) such Collateral Interest does not constitute a “voting security” for purposes of the 1940 Act or (y) the aggregate amount of such Collateral Interest held by the Issuer is less than 10% of the entire issue of such Collateral Interest;
(xxx) it does not provide for any payments which are or will be subject to deduction or withholding for or on account of any withholding or similar tax (other than withholding on amendment, modification and waiver fees, late payment fees, commitment fees, exit fees, extension fees or similar fees), unless the borrower under such Collateral Interest is required to make “gross up” payments that ensure that the net amount actually received by the Issuer (free and clear of taxes) will equal the full amount that the Issuer would have received had no such deduction or withholding been required;
(xxxi) after giving effect to its acquisition, together with the acquisition of any other Collateral Interests to be acquired (or as to which a binding commitment to acquire was entered into) on the same date, the aggregate Principal Balance of Collateral Interests held by the Issuer that are EU/UK Retention Holder Originated Collateral Interests is in excess of 50% of the aggregate Principal Balance of Collateral Interests held by the Issuer;
(xxxii) it is not acquired for the primary purpose of recognizing gains or decreasing losses resulting from market value changes; and
(xxxiii) the sum of the Principal Balance of such Collateral Interest and the Principal Balance of all Collateral Interests that have the same guarantor or an affiliated guarantor does not exceed 20.0% of the Aggregate Outstanding Portfolio Balance;
provided, however, that (i) for purposes of clauses (ii), (v), (xiii), (xvi)(B), (xxxi) and (xxxiii) above, if the acquisition of such Collateral Interest would maintain or improve compliance with the applicable concentration limits after giving effect to such acquisition, then such Eligibility Criteria will be deemed to have been satisfied and (ii) any determination of a percentage pursuant to the Eligibility Criteria (except for the Weighted Average Spread of all Collateral Interests) shall be rounded to the nearest 1/10th of one percent.
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“Eligible Account”:
(i) An account maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company which has, or in the case of the Securities Intermediary, the clearing entity used by the Securities Intermediary, has (a) a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least “A-” by Fitch and at least the equivalent by KBRA (or, if not rated by KBRA, an equivalent (or higher) rating by any two other NRSROs (which may include Fitch)) if deposits in such account shall be held therein for more than thirty (30) days and (b) a short-term unsecured debt rating of at least “F1” by Fitch and at least the equivalent by KBRA (or, if not rated by KBRA, an equivalent (or higher) rating by any two other NRSROs (which may include Fitch)) if deposits in such account shall be held therein for thirty (30) days or less;
(ii) an account maintained by or with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association so long as (x) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association’s long-term senior unsecured debt obligations, deposits, or commercial paper rating is at least (1) “A-” by Fitch, in the case of accounts in which funds are held for more than thirty (30) days and (y) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association’s short-term senior unsecured debt obligations, deposits or commercial paper rating is at least “F1” by Fitch in the case of accounts in which funds are held for thirty (30) days or less;
(iii) a segregated trust account maintained with the trust department of a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company acting in its fiduciary capacity; provided that (a) any such institution or trust company has a long-term unsecured rating of at least “BBB+” by Fitch and at least “BBB-” by KBRA and a capital surplus of at least $200,000,000, and (b) any such account is subject to fiduciary funds on deposit regulations (or internal guidelines) substantially similar to 12 C.F.R. § 9.10(b); or
(iv) any other account approved by the Rating Agencies.
“Eligible Investments”: Any Dollar-denominated investment, the maturity for which corresponds to the Issuer’s expected or potential need for funds, that, at the time it is Granted to the Trustee (directly or through a Securities Intermediary or bailee) is Registered and is one or more of the following obligations or securities:
i. direct obligations of, and obligations the timely payment of principal of and interest on which is fully and expressly guaranteed by, the United States, or any agency or instrumentality of the United States, the obligations of which are expressly backed by the full faith and credit of the United States;
ii. demand and time deposits in, certificates of deposit of, bankers’ acceptances issued by, or federal funds sold by, any depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia (including the Note Administrator or the commercial department of any successor Note Administrator, as the case may be; provided that such successor otherwise meets the criteria specified herein) and subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or state banking authorities so long as the commercial paper and/or the debt obligations of such depositary institution or trust company (or, in the case of the principal depositary institution in a holding company system, the commercial paper or debt obligations of such holding company) at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment that satisfy the Applicable Fitch Eligible Investment Rating and the Applicable KBRA Eligible Investment Rating;
iii. unleveraged repurchase or forward purchase obligations with respect to (a) any security described in clause (i) above or (b) any other security issued or guaranteed by an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, in either case entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) described in clause (ii) above (including the Note Administrator or the commercial department of any successor Note Administrator, as the case may be; provided that such Person otherwise meets the criteria specified herein) or entered into with a corporation (acting as principal) whose unsecured debt rating satisfies the Applicable Fitch Eligible Investment Rating and the Applicable KBRA Eligible Investment Rating; iv. a reinvestment agreement issued by any bank (if treated as a deposit by such bank) that has a short-term credit rating of not less than “F1” by Fitch; provided that the issuer thereof must also have at the time of such investment a long-term unsecured debt rating that satisfies the Applicable Fitch Eligible Investment Rating and the Applicable KBRA Eligible Investment Rating;
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v. commercial paper or other similar short-term obligations (including that of the Note Administrator or the commercial department of any successor Note Administrator, as the case may be, or any affiliate thereof, provided that such Person otherwise meets the criteria specified herein) having at the time of such investment a debt rating that satisfies the Applicable Fitch Eligible Investment Rating and the Applicable KBRA Eligible Investment Rating;
vi. any money market fund (including those managed or advised by the Note Administrator or its Affiliates) that maintain a constant asset value and that is rated “AAAmf” by Fitch, or, if not rated by Fitch, an equivalent rating by any two other NRSROs (which may include KBRA) and in the highest long-term or short-term rating category by KBRA or, if not rated by KBRA, an equivalent rating by any two other NRSROs (which may include Fitch); and
vii. any other investment similar to those described in clauses (i) through (v) above that (1) Fitch has confirmed may be included in the portfolio of Collateral as an Eligible Investment without adversely affecting its then-current ratings on the Notes and (2) KBRA has confirmed may be included in the portfolio of Collateral as an Eligible Investment without adversely affecting its then-current ratings on the Notes;
provided that mortgage-backed securities and interest only securities shall not constitute Eligible Investments; provided, further, that (a) Eligible Investments acquired with funds in the Collection Account shall include only such obligations or securities as mature no later than three Business Days prior to the next Payment Date succeeding the acquisition of such obligations or securities, (b) Eligible Investments shall not include obligations bearing interest at inverse floating rates, (c) Eligible Investments shall be treated as indebtedness for U.S. federal income tax purposes and such investment shall not cause the Issuer to fail to be treated as a Qualified REIT Subsidiary or other disregarded entity of a REIT, (d) Eligible Investments shall not be subject to deduction or withholding for or on account of any withholding or similar tax (other than any taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA), unless the payor is required to make “gross up” payments that ensure that the net amount actually received by the Issuer (free and clear of taxes, whether assessed against such obligor or the Issuer) will equal the full amount that the Issuer would have received had no such deduction or withholding been required, (e) Eligible Investments shall not be purchased for a price in excess of par and (f) Eligible Investments shall not include margin stock. Eligible Investments may be purchased from the Trustee and its Affiliates so long as the Trustee has a long-term unsecured rating of at least “BBB+” by Fitch and a capital surplus of at least $200,000,000, and may include obligations for which the Trustee or an Affiliate thereof receives compensation for providing services.
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“Entitlement Order”: The meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(8) of the UCC.
“Equity Interest”: A security or other interest that does not entitle the holder thereof to receive periodic payments of interest and one or more installments of principal, including (i) any bond or note or similar instrument that is by its terms convertible into or exchangeable for an equity interest, (ii) any bond or note or similar instrument that includes warrants or other interests that entitle its holder to acquire an equity interest, or (iii) any other similar instrument that would not entitle its holder to receive periodic payments of interest or a return of a residual value.
“ERISA”: The United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“EU Due Diligence Requirements”: The due diligence requirements under Article 5 of the EU Securitization Regulation or any successor or replacement provisions included in the EU Securitization Regulation from time to time.
“EU Institutional Investor”: Any “institutional investor” as defined in the EU Securitization Regulation.
“EU Securitization Regulation”: Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 relating to a European framework for simple, transparent and standardized securitization, as amended, varied or substituted from time to time, including (i) any technical standards thereunder as may be effective from time to time and (ii) any guidance relating thereto as may from time to time be published by a European Union regulator.
“EU Transparency Requirements”: The disclosure requirements under Article 7 of the EU Securitization Regulation or any successor or replacement provisions included in the EU Securitization Regulation from time to time.
“EU/UK Due Diligence Requirements”: The EU Due Diligence Requirements and the UK Due Diligence Requirements or either of them.
“EU/UK Reporting Administration Agreement”: The EU/UK Reporting Administration Agreement, dated December 10, 2025, between the Issuer and Situs Real LLC, as EU/UK Reporting Administrator.
“EU/UK Reporting Administrator”: Situs Real LLC, as EU/UK reporting administrator under the EU/UK Reporting Administration Agreement, or any successor Person appointed as EU/UK reporting administrator in accordance with the EU/UK Reporting Administration Agreement.
“EU/UK Retention Holder”: LCMT.
“EU/UK Retention Holder Originated Collateral Interest”: A Collateral Interest as to which the EU/UK Retention Holder either (i) itself or through related entities, directly or indirectly, was involved in the original agreement which created such Collateral Interest, or (ii)purchased such Collateral Interest on its own account and then securitized it.
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“EU/UK Risk Retention Letter”: That certain EU/UK Risk Retention Letter, by LMNT Holder and the EU/UK Retention Holder in favor of the Issuer, the Placement Agents, the Trustee and the Note Administrator, dated as of the Closing Date.
“EU/UK Securitization Regulations”: Collectively, the EU Securitization Regulation and the UK Securitization Framework.
“EU/UK Transparency Requirements”: The EU Transparency Requirements and the UK Transparency Requirements or either of them.
“Escrow Accounts”: The meaning specified in the Servicing Agreement.
“Euroclear”: Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear system.
“Event of Default”: The meaning specified in Section 5.1 hereof.
“Exchange Act”: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Exchange Collateral Interest”: The meaning specified in Section 12.1(e) hereof.
“Expense Reserve Account”: The account established pursuant to Section 10.4(a) hereof.
“Expense Year”: (i) For the first year, the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the January Payment Date in 2026 and (ii) thereafter, each 12-month period commencing on the Business Day following the Payment Date occurring in January and ending on the Payment Date occurring in the following January.
“FATCA”: Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, and any related provisions of law, court decisions, administrative guidance or agreements with any taxing authority (or laws thereof) in respect thereof.
“FCA”: The Financial Conduct Authority of the UK.
“FCA Handbook”: The handbook of rules and guidance adopted by the FCA.
“Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website”: The website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.
“Financial Asset”: The meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the UCC.
“Financing Statements”: Financing statements relating to the Collateral naming the Issuer, as debtor, and the Trustee, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as secured party.
“Fitch”: Fitch Ratings, Inc., and its successor-in-interest.
“Fixed Rate Collateral Interest”: A Collateral Interest that bears interest at a fixed rate of interest.
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“FSMA”: The UK’s Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended, varied or substituted from time to time.
“Funded Companion Participation”: With respect to each Collateral Interest that is a Participation, each fully funded pari passu or junior participation interest or promissory note in the related Participated Loan that (unless later acquired, in whole or in part, by the Issuer pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture) is not an asset of the Issuer and is not part of the Collateral.
“Funded Participation Interest”: Any fully funded participation interest in a Future Funding Whole Loan, that is acquired by the Issuer.
“Future Funding Reserve Account Control Agreement”: Any account control agreement entered into in accordance with the terms of the Future Funding Agreement by and among LCMT, the Trustee, as secured party, and the Securities Intermediary, as the same may be amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time.
“Future Funding Agreement”: The meaning specified in the Servicing Agreement.
“Future Funding Amount”: With respect to any Future Funding Participation, the amount of the unfunded portion thereof.
“Future Funding Holder”: Any of Lument Structured Finance, LLC, LCMT or an Affiliate of either, that is the owner of a Future Funding Participation.
“Future Funding Indemnitor”: Lument Real Estate Capital Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Future Funding Participation”: With respect to each Collateral Interest that is a Funded Participation Interest, the related future funding companion participation interest, which (unless it is acquired after the Closing Date in accordance with the terms of this Indenture) is not owned by the Issuer.
“Future Funding Reserve Account”: The meaning specified in the Servicing Agreement.
“Future Funding Whole Loan”: A whole mortgage loan that has been participated into a combination of (i) a Participation, which will be held by the Issuer as a Collateral Interest, (ii) one or more Funded Companion Participations and (ii) one or more Future Funding Participations.
“GAAP”: The meaning specified in Section 6.3(k) hereof.
“General Intangible”: The meaning specified in Section 9-102(a)(42) of the UCC.
“Global Notes”: The Rule 144A Global Notes and the Regulation S Global Notes.
“Governing Documents”: With respect to all Persons, the articles of incorporation, certificate of incorporation, by-laws, certificate of limited partnership, limited partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement, certificate of formation, articles of association and similar charter documents, as applicable to any such Person.
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“Government Items”: A security (other than a security issued by the Government National Mortgage Association) issued or guaranteed by the United States of America or an agency or instrumentality thereof representing a full faith and credit obligation of the United States of America and, with respect to each of the foregoing, that is maintained in book-entry form on the records of a Federal Reserve Bank.
“Grant”: To grant, bargain, sell, warrant, alienate, remise, demise, release, convey, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge, create and grant a security interest in and right of setoff against, deposit, set over and confirm. A Grant of the Collateral or of any other security or instrument shall include all rights, powers and options (but none of the obligations) of the granting party thereunder, including without limitation the immediate continuing right to claim, collect, receive and take receipt for principal and interest payments in respect of the Collateral (or any other security or instrument), and all other amounts payable thereunder, to give and receive notices and other communications, to make waivers or other agreements, to exercise all rights and options, to bring Proceedings in the name of the granting party or otherwise, and generally to do and receive anything that the granting party is or may be entitled to do or receive thereunder or with respect thereto.
“Healthcare Property”: A real property (including mixed use property) as to which the majority of the underwritten revenue, either directly or through a lease to a tenant/operator/manager, is from Assisted Living Facilities, which may include resident rehabilitation and related ancillary capabilities, related office space and other appurtenant and related uses.
“Herfindahl Score”: On any date of determination, the quotient of (i) one divided by (ii) the sum of the series of products obtained for each Collateral Interest, Principal Proceeds and amounts held in each of the Unused Proceeds Account and the Reinvestment Account (whether held as cash or Eligible Investments), determined by squaring the quotient of (x) the Principal Balance of each such Collateral Interest (or in the case of Principal Proceeds and amounts held in each of the Unused Proceeds Account and the Reinvestment Account, in increments of $10,000,000) divided by (y) the Aggregate Outstanding Portfolio Balance, rounded to the nearest whole number.
“LCMT”: Lument Commercial Mortgage Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust.
“LFT REIT”: Lument Finance Trust Inc., a publicly traded REIT.
“Holder” or “Noteholder”: With respect to any Note, the Person in whose name such Note is registered in the Notes Register.
“IAI”: An institution that is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under Regulation D under the Securities Act or an entity in which all of the equity owners are such “accredited investors.”
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“Indenture”: This instrument as originally executed and, if from time to time supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof, as so supplemented or amended.
“Indenture Accounts”: The Payment Account, the Unused Proceeds Account, the Reinvestment Account, the Expense Reserve Account and the Custodial Account.
“Independent”: As to any Person, any other Person (including, in the case of an accountant, or lawyer, a firm of accountants or lawyers and any member thereof or an investment bank and any member thereof) who (i) does not have and is not committed to acquire any material direct or any material indirect financial interest in such Person or in any Affiliate of such Person, and (ii) is not connected with such Person as an Officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, voting trustee, partner, director or Person performing similar functions. “Independent” when used with respect to any accountant may include an accountant who audits the books of such Person if in addition to satisfying the criteria set forth above the accountant is independent with respect to such Person within the meaning of Rule 101 of the Code of Ethics of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Whenever any Independent Person’s opinion or certificate is to be furnished to the Trustee or Note Administrator such opinion or certificate shall state, or shall be deemed to state, that the signer has read this definition and that the signer is Independent within the meaning hereof.
“Independent Living Facility”: A facility that is not required to be licensed by a state Seniors Housing Authority and that provides residents with private living accommodations, and common areas for dining, social and recreational activities and other amenities within the same facility or within conjoined or contiguous structures.
“Initial Interest Deposit Amount”: An amount sufficient to pay all amounts and expenses, including payments made in respect of the Notes, described in clauses (1) through (16) of Section 11.1(a)(i) on the first Payment Date.
“Inquiry”: The meaning specified in Section 10.13(a) hereof.
“Instrument”: The meaning specified in Section 9-102(a)(47) of the UCC.
“Interest Accrual Period”: With respect to the Notes and (i) with respect to the first Payment Date, the period from and including the Closing Date to and including the 20th day of the month in which such first Payment Date occurs, and (ii) with respect to each successive Payment Date, the period from and including the 21st day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Payment Date occurs to and including the 20th day of the month in which such Payment Date occurs.
“Interest Advance”: The meaning specified in Section 10.7(a) hereof.
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“Interest Coverage Ratio”: As of any Measurement Date, the number (expressed as a percentage) calculated by dividing:
(a) the sum of (i) the expected scheduled interest payments due (in each case regardless of whether the due date for any such interest payment has yet occurred) in the Due Period in which such Measurement Date occurs on (A) the Collateral Interests (excluding accrued and unpaid interest on Defaulted Collateral Interests that have not been repaid in full and any REO proceeds allocated to interest); provided that no interest (or dividends or other distributions) will be included with respect to any Collateral Interest to the extent that such Collateral Interest does not provide for the scheduled payment of interest (or dividends or other distributions) in cash and (B) the Eligible Investments held in the applicable collateral accounts (whether purchased with Interest Proceeds or Principal Proceeds), plus (ii) during the Reinvestment Period, any Cash and Eligible Investments contributed by LMNT Holder, as holder of 100% of the Class H Notes (and designated as “Interest Proceeds”), up to an amount that would provide for interest on the Principal Balance of any cash and Eligible Investments held in the Reinvestment Account at a rate equal to the Benchmark plus a spread of 3.25%, plus (iii) Interest Advances, if any, advanced by the Advancing Agent or the Backup Advancing Agent, with respect to the related Payment Date, plus (iv) up to and including the first Payment Date, the Initial Interest Deposit Amount, minus any amounts scheduled to be paid pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(i)(1) through (4) (other than any Collateral Manager Fees that the Collateral Manager has agreed to waive in accordance with this Indenture and the Collateral Management Agreement); by
(b) the sum of (i) the scheduled interest on the Class A Notes payable on the Payment Date immediately following such Measurement Date, plus (ii) any Class A Defaulted Interest Amount payable on the Payment Date immediately following such Measurement Date, plus (iii) the scheduled interest on the Class A-S Notes payable on the Payment Date immediately following such Measurement Date, plus (iv) any Class A-S Defaulted Interest Amount payable on the Payment Date immediately following such Measurement Date, plus (v) the scheduled interest on the Class B Notes payable on the Payment Date immediately following such Measurement Date, plus (vi) any Class B Defaulted Interest Amount payable on the Payment Date immediately following such Measurement Date, plus (vii) the scheduled interest on the Class C Notes payable on the Payment Date immediately following such Measurement Date, plus (viii) any Class C Defaulted Interest Amount payable on the Payment Date immediately following such Measurement Date, plus (ix) the scheduled interest on the Class D Notes payable on the Payment Date immediately following such Measurement Date, plus (x) any Class D Defaulted Interest Amount payable on the Payment Date immediately following such Measurement Date, plus (xi) the scheduled interest on the Class E Notes payable on the Payment Date immediately following such Measurement Date, plus (xii) any Class E Defaulted Interest Amount payable on the Payment Date immediately following such Measurement Date.
For purposes of calculating any Interest Coverage Ratio, (1) the expected interest income on the Collateral Interests and Eligible Investments and the expected interest payable on the Offered Notes shall be calculated using the interest rates applicable thereto on the applicable Measurement Date, (2) accrued original issue discount on Eligible Investments shall be deemed to be a scheduled interest payment thereon due on the date such original issue discount is scheduled to be paid, (3) there will be excluded all scheduled or deferred payments of interest and any other payment that the Collateral Manager has determined in its reasonable judgment will not be made in Cash or received when due and (4) with respect to any Collateral Interest as to which any interest or other payment thereon is subject to withholding tax of any relevant jurisdiction, each payment thereon shall be deemed to be payable net of such withholding tax unless the related borrower is required to make additional payments to fully compensate the Issuer for such withholding taxes (including in respect of any such additional payments).
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“Interest Coverage Test”: The test that will be met as of any Measurement Date on which any Offered Notes remain Outstanding if the Interest Coverage Ratio as of such Measurement Date is equal to or greater than 120.0%; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Interest Coverage Test will be deemed to be satisfied on and after the Closing Date, up to and including the first Payment Date.
“Interest Distribution Amount”: Each of the Class A Interest Distribution Amount, the Class A-S Interest Distribution Amount, the Class B Interest Distribution Amount, the Class C Interest Distribution Amount, the Class D Interest Distribution Amount, the Class E Interest Distribution Amount, the Class F Interest Distribution Amount and the Class G Interest Distribution Amount.
“Interest Proceeds”: With respect to any Payment Date, (A) the sum (without duplication) of:
(1) all Cash payments of interest (including any deferred interest and any amount representing the accreted portion of a discount from the face amount of a Collateral Interest or an Eligible Investment) or other distributions (excluding Principal Proceeds) received during the related Due Period on all Collateral Interests other than Defaulted Collateral Interests that have not been repaid in full, and Eligible Investments, including, in the Collateral Manager’s commercially reasonable discretion (exercised as of the trade date), the accrued interest received in connection with a sale of such Collateral Interests or Eligible Investments (to the extent such accrued interest was not applied to the purchase of Reinvestment Collateral Interests), in each case, excluding any accrued interest included in Principal Proceeds pursuant to clause (2) or (4) of the definition of Principal Proceeds and excluding any origination fees, exit fees and extension fees, which will be retained by the Seller and will not be assigned to the Issuer;
(2) all make whole, spread maintenance, yield maintenance or prepayment premiums or any interest amount paid in excess of the stated interest amount of a Collateral Interest (other than default interest) received during the related Due Period;
(3) all amendment, modification and waiver fees, late payment fees (to the extent not paid to the Servicer as additional servicing compensation or to the Special Servicer as additional special servicing compensation), and commissions received by the Issuer during such Due Period in connection with such Collateral Interests and Eligible Investments;
(4) those funds in the Expense Reserve Account designated as Interest Proceeds by the Collateral Manager pursuant to Section 10.4(a); (5) all funds remaining on deposit in the Expense Reserve Account upon redemption of the Notes in whole;
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(6) Interest Advances, if any, advanced by the Advancing Agent, the Backup Advancing Agent or the Trustee, with respect to such Payment Date;
(7) all Cash payments corresponding to accrued original issue discount on Eligible Investments;
(8) any interest payments received in Cash by the Issuer during the related Due Period on any asset held by a Permitted Subsidiary that is not a Defaulted Collateral Interest;
(9) all payments of principal on Eligible Investments purchased with any other Interest Proceeds;
(10) Cash and Eligible Investments that are contributed by the holders of the Class H Notes or an affiliate thereof, pursuant to the terms of this Indenture and designated as “Interest Proceeds” by such Holder or Affiliate;
(11) all other Cash payments received by the Issuer with respect to the Collateral Interests during the related Due Period to the extent such proceeds are designated “Interest Proceeds” by the Collateral Manager in its sole discretion with notice to the Trustee, the Servicer and the Note Administrator on or before the related Determination Date; provided that Interest Proceeds will in no event include any payment or proceeds specifically defined as “Principal Proceeds” in the definition thereof; and
(12) with respect to the first Payment Date only, the Initial Interest Deposit Amount;
minus (B) (1) any fees and other compensation and reimbursement of expenses and Servicing Advances and interest thereon (but not amounts payable pursuant to any indemnification provisions) to which the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Advancing Agent are entitled pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement or other Transaction Documents (and, with respect to each Non-Serviced Collateral Interest, amounts payable to the servicer and special servicer under the applicable servicing agreement), (2) any reimbursement of Servicing Advances and interest thereon to which a holder of a Non-Acquired Participation is entitled pursuant to the related Participation Agreement and (3) the aggregate amount of Interest Proceeds that were previously applied to reimburse any Nonrecoverable Interest Advances to the Advancing Agent or the Backup Advancing Agent.
“Interest Shortfall”: The meaning set forth in Section 10.7(a) hereof.
“Investor Certification”: A certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit R-1, Exhibit R-2 or Exhibit R-3 hereto, representing that such Person executing the certificate is a Noteholder, a beneficial owner of a Note or a prospective purchaser of a Note and that (a) such Person is not a borrower, an agent of, or an investment advisor to, any borrower or affiliate of any borrower under a Commercial Real Estate Loan, in which case such person will have access to all the reports and information made available to Noteholders under this Indenture, (b) such Person is a borrower, an agent or Affiliate of, or an investment advisor to, any borrower under a Commercial Real Estate Loan, in which case such person will only receive access to the Monthly Report, or (c) such Person is a borrower, an agent or Affiliate of, or an investment advisor to, any borrower under a Commercial Real Estate Loan, and is also an Applicable Investor or a potential Applicable Investor, in which case such person will only receive access to the Monthly Report, the Loan Reports, the Investor Reports, any Significant Event Information, the final Offering Memorandum, this Indenture, the Servicing Agreement, the Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement, the Collateral Management Agreement, the EU/UK Reporting Administration Agreement and any other document designated by the Issuer as necessary to fulfill the EU/UK Transparency Requirements. The Investor Certification may be submitted electronically by means of the Note Administrator’s Website.
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“Investor Q&A Forum”: The meaning specified in Section 10.13(a) hereof.
“Investor Report”: The meaning specified in the Servicing Agreement.
“ISDA Definitions”: The 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time.
“ISDA Fallback Adjustment”: The spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that would apply for derivatives transactions referencing the ISDA Definitions to be determined upon the occurrence of an index cessation event with respect to the Benchmark for the applicable tenor.
“ISDA Fallback Rate”: The rate that would apply for derivatives transactions referencing the ISDA Definitions to be effective upon the occurrence of an index cessation date with respect to the Benchmark for the applicable tenor excluding the applicable ISDA Fallback Adjustment.
“Issuer”: LMNT CRE 2025-FL3, LLC, a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware, until a successor Person shall have become the Issuer pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Issuer” shall mean such successor Person.
“Issuer Order” and “Issuer Request”: A written order or request (which may be in the form of a standing order or request) dated and signed (or, if applicable, sent) in the name of the Issuer by an Authorized Officer of the Issuer, or by an Authorized Officer of the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer. An order or request provided in an email (or other electronic communication) sent by an Authorized Officer of the Issuer or Collateral Manager, as applicable, shall constitute an Issuer Order, in each case except to the extent that the Trustee or Note Administrator reasonably requests otherwise.
“JPMS”: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC.
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“Junior Participation”: One or more junior participation interests (or B notes) in a Participated Loan.
“KBRA”: Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC, and its successor in interest.
“Largest One Quarter Future Advance Estimate”: The meaning specified in the Servicing Agreement.
“LMNT Holder”: LMNT CRE 2025-FL3 Holder, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of LCMT.
“Liquidation Fee”: The meaning specified in the Servicing Agreement.
“LLC Managers”: The managers of the Issuer duly appointed by the sole member of the Issuer (or, if there is only one manager of the Issuer so duly appointed, such sole manager).
“Loan Report”: The meaning specified in the Servicing Agreement.
“Loss Value Payment”: A Cash payment made to the Issuer by the Seller in connection with a Material Breach or Material Document Defect with respect to any Collateral Interest pursuant to the Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement in an amount that the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer, subject to the consent of a Majority of the Holders of each Class of Notes (excluding any Note held by the Seller or any of its Affiliates), determines is sufficient to compensate the Issuer for such Material Breach or Material Document Defect, which Loss Value Payment will be deemed to cure such Material Breach or Material Document Defect.
“Majority”: With respect to any Class of Notes, the Holders of more than 50% of the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Notes of such Class.
“Manufactured Housing Community Property”: A real property comprising pad sites for manufactured homes (including mixed-use properties) as to which (a) the majority of the underwritten revenue is from manufactured housing pad site units, and (b) a majority of the pad sites have certain infrastructure improvements (such as water and electrical connections) that enable the sites to be occupied by manufactured homes.
“Material Breach”: With respect to each Collateral Interest, the meaning specified in the Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement.
“Material Document Defect”: With respect to each Collateral Interest, the meaning specified in the Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement.
“Maturity”: With respect to any Note, the date on which the unpaid principal of such Note becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity Date or by declaration of acceleration or otherwise.
“Measurement Date”: Any of the following: (i) the Closing Date, (ii) the date of acquisition or disposition of any Collateral Interest, (iii) any date on which any Collateral Interest becomes a Defaulted Collateral Interest, (iv) each Determination Date and (v) with reasonable notice to the Issuer and the Note Administrator, any other Business Day that either Rating Agency or the Holders of at least 66-2/3% of the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of any Class of Notes requests be a “Measurement Date,” provided that if any such date would otherwise fall on a day that is not a Business Day, the relevant Measurement Date will be the immediately preceding Business Day.
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“Membership Interests”: The limited liability company membership interests of the Issuer.
“Minnesota Collateral”: The meaning specified in Section 3.3(b)(ii) hereof.
“Mixed-Use Property”: A real property comprised of real property with five or more residential units (including mixed-use multifamily/office and multifamily/retail), office space, industrial space, retail space, hospitality space, self-storage space and/or pad sites for manufactured homes as to which no such property type represents a majority of the underwritten revenue.
“Modified Collateral Interest”: Any Collateral Interest that is a Modified Commercial Real Estate Loan or a participation interest in a Modified Commercial Real Estate Loan.
“Modified Commercial Real Estate Loan”: A Commercial Real Estate Loan that has been modified, other than pursuant to an Administrative Modification or a Criteria-Based Modification, by the Special Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement in a manner that:
(a) except as expressly contemplated by the related Asset Documents, reduces or delays in a material and adverse manner the amount or timing of any payment of principal or interest due thereon;
(b) except as expressly contemplated by the related Asset Documents, results in a release of the lien of the mortgage on any material portion of the related Mortgaged Property without a corresponding principal prepayment in an amount not less than the fair market value (as is), as determined by an appraisal delivered to the Special Servicer (at the expense of the related borrower and upon which the Special Servicer may conclusively rely), of the property to be released; or
(c) in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Special Servicer, otherwise materially impairs the value of the security for such Commercial Real Estate Loan or reduces the likelihood of timely payment of amounts due thereon.
“Monthly Report”: The meaning specified in Section 10.9(a) hereof.
“Moody’s”: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successor in interest.
“Mortgaged Property”: With respect to any Commercial Real Estate Loan, the real property and improvements thereon securing such Commercial Real Estate Loan.
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“Multifamily Property”: A real property with five or more residential rental units (including mixed-use properties, student housing properties and build-to-rent properties) as to which the majority of the underwritten revenue is from residential rental units, which may be in various formats including high rise or garden style apartments and townhome or single unit rental communities.
“Net Outstanding Portfolio Balance”: On any Measurement Date, the sum (without duplication) of:
(i) the Aggregate Principal Balance of the Collateral Interests (other than Modified Collateral Interests and Defaulted Collateral Interests);
(ii) the Aggregate Principal Balance of Cash and Eligible Investments held as Principal Proceeds;
(iii) the Aggregate Principal Balance of Cash and Eligible Investments held in each of the Unused Proceeds Account and the Reinvestment Account; and
(iv) with respect to each Modified Collateral Interest and Defaulted Collateral Interest, the Calculation Amount of such Collateral Interest;
provided, however, that (i) with respect to each Defaulted Collateral Interest that has been owned by the Issuer for more than three years after becoming a Defaulted Collateral Interest, the Principal Balance of such Defaulted Collateral Interest will be zero for purposes of computing the Net Outstanding Portfolio Balance, (ii) in the case of a Collateral Interest subject to a Credit Risk/Defaulted Collateral Interest Cash Purchase or an exchange for an Exchange Collateral Interest, the Collateral Manager will have 45 days to exercise such purchase or exchange and during such period such Collateral Interest will not be treated as a Defaulted Collateral Interest for purposes of computing the Net Outstanding Portfolio Balance and (iii) any Collateral Interest with respect to which the related Mortgaged Property has become an REO Property shall be treated as a Defaulted Collateral Interest for purposes of computing the Net Outstanding Portfolio Balance.
“No Downgrade Confirmation”: A confirmation from a Rating Agency that any proposed action, or failure to act or other specified event will not, in and of itself, result in the downgrade or withdrawal of the then-current rating assigned to any Class of Notes then rated by such Rating Agency; provided that if the Requesting Party receives a written waiver or acknowledgment indicating its decision not to review the matter for which the No Downgrade Confirmation is sought, then the requirement to receive a No Downgrade Confirmation from the Rating Agency with respect to such matter shall not apply. For the purposes of this definition, any confirmation, waiver, request, acknowledgment or approval which is required to be in writing may be in the form of electronic mail. At any time during which the Notes are no longer rated by a Rating Agency, a No Downgrade Confirmation shall not be required from such Rating Agency.
“Non-Acquired Participation”: Any Future Funding Participation or Funded Companion Participation that is not acquired by the Issuer.
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“Non-call Period”: The period from the Closing Date to and including the Business Day immediately preceding the Payment Date in May 2028, during which the Issuer is not permitted to exercise an Optional Redemption.
“Non-Permitted Holder”: The meaning specified in Section 2.13(b) hereof.
“Non-Serviced Loans”: Each Commercial Real Estate Loan that is serviced and administered pursuant to a servicing agreement other than the Servicing Agreement.
“Nonrecoverable Interest Advance”: Any Interest Advance made or proposed to be made pursuant to Section 10.7 hereof that the Advancing Agent, the Backup Advancing Agent or the Trustee, as applicable, has determined in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the amount so advanced or proposed to be advanced, plus interest expected to accrue thereon, will not be ultimately recoverable from subsequent payments or collections with respect to the Collateral Interests.
“Note Administrator”: Computershare Trust Company, National Association, a national banking association, solely in its capacity as note administrator hereunder, unless a successor Person shall have become the Note Administrator pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Note Administrator” shall mean such successor Person. Computershare Trust Company, National Association will perform its duties as Note Administrator through its Computershare Corporate Trust division (including, as applicable, any agents or affiliates utilized thereby).
“Note Administrator’s Website”: Initially, https://www.ctslink.com; provided that such address may change upon notice by the Note Administrator to the parties hereto, the Placement Agents, the 17g-5 Information Provider and Noteholders.
“Note Interest Rate”: With respect to the Class A Notes, the Class A Rate, with respect to the Class A-S Notes, the Class A-S Rate, with respect to the Class B Notes, the Class B Rate, with respect to the Class C Notes, the Class C Rate, with respect to the Class D Notes, the Class D Rate, with respect to the Class E Notes, the Class E Rate, with respect to the F Notes, the Class F Rate and with respect to the G Notes, the Class G Rate.
“Note Protection Tests”: The Par Value Test and the Interest Coverage Test.
“Noteholder”: With respect to any Note, the Person in whose name such Note is registered in the Notes Register.
“Notes”: The Class A Notes, the Class A-S Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes, the Class D Notes, the Class E Notes, the Class F Notes, the Class G Notes and the Class H Notes, collectively, authorized by, and authenticated and delivered under, this Indenture.
“Notes Register” and “Notes Registrar”: The respective meanings specified in Section 2.5(a) hereof.
“NRSRO”: Any nationally recognized statistical rating organization, including the Rating Agencies.
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“NRSRO Certification”: A certification (a) executed by a NRSRO in favor of the 17g-5 Information Provider substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit O or (b) provided electronically and executed by an NRSRO by means of a click-through confirmation on the 17g-5 Website.
“Offered Notes”: The Class A Notes, the Class A-S Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes, the Class D Notes and the Class E Notes, collectively, authorized by, and authenticated and delivered under, this Indenture.
“Offering Memorandum”: The Offering Memorandum, dated November 21, 2025, relating to the offering of the Class A Notes, the Class A-S Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes, the Class D Notes and the Class E Notes.
“Officer”: With respect to any company, corporation or limited liability company, including the Issuer, any Director, Manager, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, General Partner of such entity; and with respect to the Note Administrator and the Trustee, any Trust Officer; and with respect to the Servicer, Special Servicer or Collateral Manager, a “Responsible Officer” (as defined in the Servicing Agreement).
“Officer’s Certificate”: With respect to the Issuer, the Collateral Manager, the Trustee, the Advancing Agent, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Backup Advancing Agent, any certificate executed by an Authorized Officer thereof.
“Opinion of Counsel”: A written opinion addressed to the Trustee and the Note Administrator and, if required by the terms hereof, the Rating Agencies (each, a “Recipient”) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to each Recipient, of an outside third party counsel of national recognition, which attorney may, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture, be counsel for the Issuer, and which attorney shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the Note Administrator. Whenever an Opinion of Counsel is required hereunder, such Opinion of Counsel may rely on opinions of other counsel who are so admitted and so satisfactory which opinions of other counsel shall accompany such Opinion of Counsel and shall either be addressed to each Recipient or shall state that each Recipient shall each be entitled to rely thereon.
“Optional Redemption”: The meaning specified in Section 9.1(c) hereof.
“Outstanding”: With respect to the Notes, as of any date of determination, all of the Notes or any Class of Notes, as the case may be, theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture except:
(i) Notes theretofore canceled by the Notes Registrar or delivered to the Notes Registrar for cancellation;
(ii) Notes or portions thereof for whose payment or redemption funds in the necessary amount have been theretofore irrevocably deposited with the Note Administrator or the Paying Agent in trust for the Holders of such Notes pursuant to Section 4.1(a)(ii); provided that, if such Notes or portions thereof are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture; (iii) Notes in exchange for or in lieu of which other Notes have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, unless proof satisfactory to the Note Administrator is presented that any such Notes are held by a Holder in due course; and
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(iv) Notes alleged to have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen for which replacement Notes have been issued as provided in Section 2.6;
provided that in determining whether the Noteholders of the requisite Aggregate Outstanding Amount have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, (x) Notes owned by the Issuer or any Affiliate thereof shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that Notes so owned that have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Notes and that the pledgee is not the Issuer, the Collateral Manager or any other obligor upon the Notes or any Affiliate of the Issuer, the Collateral Manager or such other obligor and (y) in relation to (i) the exercise by the Noteholders of their right, in connection with certain Events of Default, to accelerate amounts due under the Notes and (ii) any amendment or other modification of, or assignment or termination of, any of the express rights or obligations of the Collateral Manager under the Collateral Management Agreement or this Indenture, Notes owned by the Collateral Manager or any of its Affiliates, or by any accounts managed by them, will be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding. The Note Administrator and the Trustee will be entitled to rely on certificates from Noteholders to determine any such affiliations and shall be protected in so relying, except to the extent that a Trust Officer of the Trustee or Note Administrator, as applicable, has actual knowledge of any such affiliation.
“Par Purchase Price”: With respect to a Collateral Interest, the sum of (A) the outstanding Principal Balance of such Collateral Interest as of the date of purchase; plus (B) all accrued and unpaid interest on such Collateral Interest (excluding any default interest) at the related interest rate to but not including the date of purchase; plus (C) all related unreimbursed Servicing Advances and accrued and unpaid interest on such Servicing Advances at the Advance Rate, plus (D) all unpaid Servicing Fees, if any, and all Special Servicing Fees and either workout fees or liquidation fees (but not both) allocable to such Collateral Interest; plus (E) all unreimbursed expenses incurred by the Issuer (and if applicable, the Seller), the Servicer and the Special Servicer in connection with such Collateral Interest.
“Par Value Ratio”: As of any Measurement Date, the number (expressed as a percentage) calculated by dividing (a) the Net Outstanding Portfolio Balance on such Measurement Date by (b) the sum of the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class A Notes, the Class A-S Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes, the Class D Notes and the Class E Notes and the amount of any unreimbursed Interest Advances.
“Par Value Test”: A test that will be met as of any Measurement Date on which any Offered Notes remain outstanding if the Par Value Ratio on such Measurement Date is equal to or greater than 111.48%.
“Participated Loan”: Any mortgage loan of which a Participation represents an interest.
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“Participated Loan Collection Account”: The meaning specified in the Servicing Agreement.
“Participating Institution”: With respect to any Participation, the entity that holds legal title to the participated asset.
“Participation”: A fully-funded senior, senior pari passu or pari passu participation interest or senior, senior pari passu or pari passu note in a commercial and/or multifamily real estate mortgage loan or senior, senior pari passu or pari passu note.
“Participation Agreement”: With respect to each Participated Loan, the participation agreement or co-lender agreement that governs the rights and obligations of the holders of the related Participation, each related Future Funding Participation and/or each related Funded Companion Participation.
“Paying Agent”: The Note Administrator, in its capacity as Paying Agent hereunder, authorized by the Issuer, to pay the principal of or interest on any Notes on behalf of the Issuer as specified in Section 7.2 hereof.
“Payment Account”: The payment account established by the Note Administrator pursuant to Section 10.3 hereof.
“Payment Date”: The 6th Business Day following each Determination Date, to and including the Stated Maturity Date, unless the Notes are redeemed or repaid prior thereto.
“Permitted Subsidiary”: Any one or more single-purpose entities that are wholly or partially owned by the Issuer and are established exclusively for the purpose of taking title to a defaulted loan, mortgage, real estate or any Sensitive Asset in connection, in each case, with the exercise of remedies or otherwise; provided, however, that LCMT may organize such Permitted Subsidiary, or elect that such Permitted Subsidiary be treated, as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes if LCMT determines that it is in the best interest of LCMT or its shareholders.
“Person”: An individual, corporation (including a business trust), partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust (including any beneficiary thereof), unincorporated association or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
“Placement Agreement”: The placement agreement relating to the Notes dated November 21, 2025, by and among the Issuer, LFT REIT, LCMT and the Placement Agents.
“Placement Agents”: JPMS and Citizens Capital Markets.
“Pledged Collateral Interest”: On any date of determination, any Collateral Interest that has been Granted to the Trustee and not been released from the lien of this Indenture pursuant to Section 10.10 hereof.
“PRA”: The Prudential Regulation Authority of the UK.
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“PRA Rulebook”: The rulebook of published policy of the PRA.
“PRASR”: The Securitisation Part of the PRA Rulebook.
“Principal Balance” or “par”: With respect to (i) any Commercial Real Estate Loan, Collateral Interest or Eligible Investment, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of such Commercial Real Estate Loan, Collateral Interest (as reduced by all payments or other collections of principal received or deemed received, and any principal forgiven by the Special Servicer and other principal losses realized, on such Collateral Interest during the related collection period) or Eligible Investment and (ii) with respect to Cash, the face amount thereof; provided that the Principal Balance of any Eligible Investment that does not pay Cash interest on a current basis will be the accreted value thereof.
“Principal Proceeds”: With respect to any Payment Date, (A) the sum (without duplication) of:
(1) all principal payments (including Unscheduled Principal Payments and any casualty or condemnation proceeds and any proceeds from the exercise of remedies (including liquidation proceeds)) received during the related Due Period in respect of (a) Eligible Investments (other than Eligible Investments purchased with Interest Proceeds, Eligible Investments in the Expense Reserve Account and any amount representing the accreted portion of a discount from the face amount of a Collateral Interest or an Eligible Investment) and (b) Collateral Interests as a result of (i) a maturity, scheduled amortization or mandatory prepayment on a Collateral Interest, (ii) optional prepayments made at the option of the related borrower, (iii) recoveries on Defaulted Collateral Interests (except for payments of interest received on any Defaulted Collateral Interest that has been repaid in full), or (iv) any other principal payments received with respect to Collateral Interests;
(2) Sale Proceeds received during such Due Period in respect of sales in accordance with the Transaction Documents and excluding (i) accrued interest included in Sale Proceeds, (ii) any reimbursement of expenses included in such Sale Proceeds and (iii) any portion of such Sale Proceeds that are in excess of the outstanding principal balance of the related Collateral Interest or Eligible Investment;
(3) any interest received during such Due Period on such Collateral Interests or Eligible Investments to the extent such interest constitutes proceeds from accrued interest purchased with Principal Proceeds other than accrued interest purchased by the Issuer on or prior to the Closing Date;
(4) all cash payments of interest received during such Due Period on Defaulted Collateral Interests;
(5) any principal payments received in cash by the Issuer during the related Due Period on any asset held by a Permitted Subsidiary;
(6) any Loss Value Payment received by the Issuer from the Seller or LFT REIT during the related Due Period; (7) Cash and Eligible Investments contributed by the Holders of the Class H Notes or an affiliate thereof, pursuant to the terms of this Indenture and designated as “Principal Proceeds” by such Holder or Affiliate; and
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(8) Cash and Eligible Investments that were previously held in the Reinvestment Account for reinvestment in Reinvestment Collateral Interests and that have been transferred to the Payment Account pursuant to Section 10.2;
minus (B) the aggregate amount of (1) any Nonrecoverable Interest Advances that were not previously reimbursed to the Advancing Agent, the Backup Advancing Agent or the Trustee from Interest Proceeds related to such Payment Date and (2) any amounts paid to the Servicer or Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement out of amounts that would otherwise be Principal Proceeds.
“Priority of Payments”: The meaning specified in Section 11.1(a) hereof.
“Privileged Person”: Any of the following: the Placement Agents and their designees, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Note Administrator, the Seller, the Collateral Manager, the Advancing Agent, the EU/UK Reporting Administrator, the Issuer, any Person who provides the Note Administrator with an Investor Certification and any Rating Agency or other NRSRO that delivers an NRSRO certification to the Note Administrator (which Investor Certification and NRSRO certification may be submitted electronically by means of the Note Administrator’s Website). Any Noteholder that submits an Investor Certification that it is a borrower, an agent or affiliate of a borrower, or an investment advisor to a borrower under a Commercial Real Estate Loan, will not be deemed a Privileged Person and will be entitled to access only the Monthly Report and if such Noteholder is also an Applicable Investor or a potential Applicable Investor, will be entitled to access the Monthly Report, the Loan Reports, the Investor Reports, any Significant Event Information, the final Offering Memorandum, the Indenture, the Servicing Agreement, the Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement, the Collateral Management Agreement, the EU/UK Reporting Administration Agreement and any other document designated by the Issuer as necessary to fulfill the EU/UK Transparency Requirements.
“Proceeding”: Any suit in equity, action at law or other judicial or administrative proceeding.
“QIB”: A “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.
“Qualified Purchaser”: A “qualified purchaser” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(51) of the 1940 Act or an entity owned exclusively by one or more such “qualified purchasers”.
“Qualified REIT Subsidiary”: A corporation that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is wholly owned by a real estate investment trust under Section 856(i)(2) of the Code.
“Qualified Servicer”: The meaning specified in the Servicing Agreement.
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“Rating Agencies”: Fitch and KBRA and any successor thereto, or, with respect to the Collateral generally, if at any time Fitch or KBRA or any such successor ceases to provide rating services with respect to the Notes or certificates similar to the Notes, any other NRSRO selected by the Issuer and reasonably satisfactory to a Majority of the Notes voting as a single Class.
“Rating Agency Condition”: A condition that is satisfied if:
(a) the party required to satisfy the Rating Agency Condition (the “Requesting Party”) has made a written request to each Rating Agency for a No Downgrade Confirmation; and
(b) any one of the following has occurred with respect to each such Rating Agency:
(i) a No Downgrade Confirmation has been received from such Rating Agency;
(ii) the Requesting Party receives a written waiver or acknowledgement from such Rating Agency indicating its decision not to review the matter for which the No Downgrade Confirmation is sought; or
(iii) (A) within ten (10) Business Days of such request being sent to such Rating Agency, such Rating Agency has not replied to such request or has responded in a manner that indicates that such Rating Agency is neither reviewing such request nor waiving the requirement for confirmation;
(B) the Requesting Party has confirmed that such Rating Agency has received the confirmation request;
(C) the Requesting Party promptly requests the No Downgrade Confirmation a second time; and
(D) there is no response to either confirmation request within five (5) Business Days of such second request.
“Rating Agency Test Modification”: The meaning specified in Section 12.4 hereof.
“Record Date”: With respect to any Holder and any Payment Date, the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Payment Date occurs, provided that the Record Date with respect to the first Payment Date shall be the Closing Date.
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“Recovery Rate”: With respect to each Collateral Interest, the rate specified in the table set forth below with respect to the property type of the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties:
| Property Type | Recovery Rate | |||
| Multifamily (including student housing and build-to-rent) properties | 60 | % | ||
| Self-storage and mixed-use properties | 55 | % | ||
| Seniors housing properties | 45 | % | ||
| Manufactured housing properties | 40 | % | ||
“Redemption Date”: Any Payment Date specified for a redemption of the Notes pursuant to Section 9.1 hereof.
“Redemption Price”: The Redemption Price of each Class of Notes on a Redemption Date will be calculated as follows:
Class A Notes. The redemption price for the Class A Notes will be calculated on the related Determination Date and will equal the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class A Notes to be redeemed, together with the Class A Interest Distribution Amount (plus any Class A Defaulted Interest Amount) due on the applicable Redemption Date;
Class A-S Notes. The redemption price for the Class A-S Notes will be calculated on the related Determination Date and will equal the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class A-S Notes to be redeemed, together with the Class A-S Interest Distribution Amount (plus any Class A-S Defaulted Interest Amount) due on the applicable Redemption Date.
Class B Notes. The redemption price for the Class B Notes will be calculated on the related Determination Date and will equal the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class B Notes to be redeemed, together with the Class B Interest Distribution Amount (plus any Class B Defaulted Interest Amount) due on the applicable Redemption Date;
Class C Notes. The redemption price for the Class C Notes will be calculated on the related Determination Date and will equal the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class C Notes to be redeemed, together with the Class C Interest Distribution Amount (plus any Class C Defaulted Interest Amount) due on the applicable Redemption Date;
Class D Notes. The redemption price for the Class D Notes will be calculated on the related Determination Date and will equal the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class D Notes to be redeemed, together with the Class D Interest Distribution Amount (plus any Class D Defaulted Interest Amount) due on the applicable Redemption Date;
Class E Notes. The redemption price for the Class E Notes will be calculated on the related Determination Date and will equal the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class E Notes to be redeemed, together with the Class E Interest Distribution Amount (plus any Class E Defaulted Interest Amount) due on the applicable Redemption Date;
Class F Notes. The redemption price for the Class F Notes will be calculated on the related Determination Date and will equal the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class F Notes to be redeemed, together with the Class F Interest Distribution Amount (plus any Class F Defaulted Interest Amount) due on the applicable Redemption Date; Class G Notes.
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The redemption price for the Class G Notes will be calculated on the related Determination Date and will equal the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class G Notes to be redeemed, together with the Class G Interest Distribution Amount (plus any Class G Defaulted Interest Amount) due on the applicable Redemption Date; and
Class H Notes. The redemption price for the Class H Notes will be calculated on the related Determination Date and will be equal to the sum of all net proceeds remaining after the sale of the Collateral in accordance with Article 12 hereof and Cash remaining after payment of all amounts and expenses, including payments made in respect of the Notes, described in clauses (1) through (18) of Section 11.1(a)(iii); provided that, if there are no such net proceeds or Cash remaining, the redemption price for the Class H Notes shall be equal to $0.
“Reference Time”: With respect to any determination of the Benchmark, (i) if the Benchmark is Term SOFR, 3:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Benchmark Determination Date and (ii) if the Benchmark is not Term SOFR, the time determined by the Collateral Manager in accordance with the Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes.
“Registered”: With respect to any debt obligation, a debt obligation that is issued after July 18, 1984, and that is in registered form for purposes of the Code.
“Regulation S”: Regulation S under the Securities Act.
“Regulation S Global Note”: The meaning specified in Section 2.2(b)(iii) hereof.
“Reimbursement Interest”: Interest accrued on the amount of any Interest Advance made by the Advancing Agent, the Backup Advancing Agent or the Trustee for so long as it is outstanding, at the Reimbursement Rate, which Reimbursement Interest is hereby waived by the Advancing Agent for so long as (i) the Advancing Agent is LCMT or any of its Affiliates and (ii) LCMT or any of its Affiliates owns the Class H Notes.
“Reimbursement Rate”: A rate per annum equal to the “prime rate” as published in the “Money Rates” section of The Wall Street Journal, as such “prime rate” may change from time to time. If more than one “prime rate” is published in The Wall Street Journal for a day, the average of such “prime rates” will be used, and such average will be rounded up to the nearest one-eighth of one percent (0.125%). If the “prime rate” contained in The Wall Street Journal is not readily ascertainable, the Collateral Manager will select an equivalent publication that publishes such “prime rate,” and if such “prime rates” are no longer generally published or are limited, regulated or administered by a governmental authority or quasigovernmental body, then the Collateral Manager will select, in its reasonable discretion, a comparable interest rate index.
“Reinvestment Account”: The account established by the Note Administrator pursuant to Section 10.2 hereof.
“Reinvestment Collateral Interest”: Any Whole Loan or Participation that is acquired during the Reinvestment Period with Principal Proceeds from the Collateral Interests (or any cash contributed by the holders of the Class H Notes to the Issuer) and that satisfies the Eligibility Criteria.
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“Reinvestment Period”: The period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on and including the first to occur of any of the following events or dates: (i) the day preceding the end of the Due Period that ends following the Payment Date in May 2028; (ii) the end of the Due Period related to the Payment Date on which all of the Notes are redeemed as described herein under Section 9.1; and (iii) the date on which principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on all of the Notes is accelerated following the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default; provided, however, that with respect to the acquisition of a proposed Reinvestment Collateral Interest as to which the Collateral Manager or an affiliate has entered into a loan application or binding commitment to originate or purchase such Collateral Interest during the Reinvestment Period, the Collateral Manager may acquire such Collateral Interest on behalf of the Issuer (using Principal Proceeds received during the Reinvestment Period described above) if such acquisition is settled within the 60-day period following the Reinvestment Period and, solely for the purpose of acquiring such Collateral Interest, the term “Reinvestment Period” will be deemed to include such additional 60-day period.
“REIT”: A “real estate investment trust” under the Code.
“Relevant Governmental Body”: The Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or any successor thereto.
“Relevant Recipient”: In respect of any reports, data or information required to be made available pursuant to the EU/UK Transparency Requirements, any (i) Applicable Investor, (ii) potential Applicable Investor or (iii) national regulator in any European Union member state and/or the UK; provided, that in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), such recipient provides the Note Administrator with an Investor Certification, and, in the case of clause (iii), the Note Administrator has received written instructions from the Issuer or the EU/UK Retention Holder to provide such regulator access to the Note Administrator’s Website.
“Remittance Date”: The meaning specified in the Servicing Agreement.
“Reporting Entity”: The entity designated in accordance with Article 7(2) of the EU Securitization Regulation, Article 7 of Chapter 2 of the PRASR and SECN 6.3.1R to make available to any Relevant Recipient, the documents, reports and information necessary to fulfil the relevant elements of the EU/UK Transparency Requirements.
“REO Accounts”: The meaning specified in the Servicing Agreement.
“REO Property”: The meaning specified in the Servicing Agreement.
“Repurchase Price”: With respect to any Collateral Interest, the sum of the following (in each case, without duplication) as of the date of such repurchase: (i) the then-outstanding Principal Balance of such Collateral Interest, discounted based on the percentage amount of any discount that was applied when such Collateral Interest was purchased by the Issuer, plus (ii) accrued and unpaid interest on such Collateral Interest, plus (iii) any unreimbursed advances made under this Indenture or the Servicing Agreement and allocable to such Collateral Interest, plus (iv) accrued and unpaid interest on advances made under this Indenture or the Servicing Agreement and allocable to such Collateral Interest, plus (v) any reasonable costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, the cost of any enforcement action incurred by the Issuer or the Trustee in connection with any such repurchase), plus (vi) any liquidation fee payable to the Special Servicer in connection with a repurchase of such Collateral Interest by the Seller.
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“Repurchase Request”: The meaning specified in Section 7.17 hereof.
“Request for Release”: The meaning specified in Section 3.3(h) hereof.
“Retained Notes”: 100% of the Class F Notes, the Class G Notes and the Class H Notes.
“Rule 144A”: Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
“Rule 144A Global Note”: The meaning specified in Section 2.2(b)(i) hereof.
“Rule 144A Information”: The meaning specified in Section 7.13 hereof.
“Rule 17g-5”: The meaning specified in Section 14.12(a) hereof.
“Sale”: The meaning specified in Section 5.17(a) hereof.
“Sale Proceeds”: All proceeds (including accrued interest) received with respect to Collateral Interests and Eligible Investments as a result of sales of such Collateral Interests and Eligible Investments (or any related REO Property), sales in connection with exercise of a purchase option by a mezzanine lender, and sales in connection with a repurchase for a Material Breach or Material Document Defect, in each case, net of any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Servicer, Special Servicer, Note Administrator or Trustee in connection with any such sale.
“SEC”: The Securities and Exchange Commission.
“SECN”: The securitisation sourcebook of the FCA Handbook.
“Secured Notes”: The Class A Notes, the Class A-S Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes, the Class D Notes, the Class E Notes, the Class F Notes and the Class G Notes.
“Secured Parties”: Collectively, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Note Administrator, the Securities Intermediary, the Collateral Manager, the Holders of the Secured Notes, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Advancing Agent and the Backup Advancing Agent, each as their interests appear in applicable Transaction Documents.
“Securities Account”: The meaning specified in Section 8-501(a) of the UCC.
“Securities Account Control Agreement”: The meaning specified in Section 3.3(b) hereof.
“Securities Act”: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Securities Intermediary”: The meaning specified in Section 3.3(b) hereof.
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“Securitization Sponsor”: LCMT.
“Security Entitlement”: The meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(17) of the UCC.
“Segregated Liquidity”: The meaning specified in the Servicing Agreement.
“Self-Storage Property”: A real property comprised of self-storage space (including mixed-use property) as to which the majority of the underwritten revenue is from self-storage space.
“Seller”: Lument Commercial Mortgage Trust, a Maryland corporation.
“Senior AB Pari Passu Participation”: A participation interest (or an A note) in a Participated Loan pursuant to a participation agreement (or intercreditor agreement) in which the interest acquired by the Issuer is senior to one or more Junior Participations but is pari passu with one or more other senior pari passu participation interests that are each Non-Acquired Participations and which each are the senior-most interest in such Participated Loan.
“Senior AB Participation”: A participation interest (or an A note) in a Participated Loan pursuant to a participation agreement (or intercreditor agreement) in which the interest acquired by the Issuer is senior to one or more Junior Participations.
“Senior Pari Passu Participation”: A participation interest (or an A note) in a Participated Loan pursuant to a participation agreement (or intercreditor agreement) in which the interest acquired by the Issuer is pari passu with one or more other senior pari passu participation interests that are each Non-Acquired Participations and which each are the senior-most interest in such Participated Loan.
“Senior Participation”: A Senior AB Participation, a Senior AB Pari Passu Participation or a Senior Pari Passu Participation.
“Seniors Housing Authority”: Any governmental authority or any agency, intermediary, board, authority or entity concerned with the ownership, operation, use or occupancy of any Mortgaged Property as a Skilled Nursing Facility, an Assisted Living Facility, an Independent Living Facility or a Senior Living Community.
“Senior Living Community”: A facility licensed by a state Seniors Housing Authority to provide care and services for skilled nursing, assisted living and independent living residents and for which no such property type represents a majority of the underwritten revenue.
“Sensitive Asset”: A real property interest or other interest resulting from the conversion, exchange, other modification or exercise of remedies with respect to a Collateral Interest or portion thereof, in either case, as to which the Collateral Manager has determined, based on the advice of nationally recognized counsel (independent of the Special Servicer), could give rise to a material liability of the Issuer (including liability for taxes) if held directly by the Issuer.
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“Servicer”: Lument Real Estate Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, solely in its capacity as servicer under the Servicing Agreement, together with its permitted successors and assigns or any successor Person that shall have become the servicer pursuant to the appropriate provisions of the Servicing Agreement.
“Servicing Accounts”: The Escrow Accounts, the Collection Account, the Participated Loan Collection Account, the REO Accounts and the Cash Collateral Accounts, each as established under and defined in the Servicing Agreement.
“Servicing Advances”: The meaning specified in the Servicing Agreement.
“Servicing Agreement”: The Servicing Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Issuer, the Trustee, the Collateral Manager, the Note Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Advancing Agent, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.
“Servicing Standard”: The meaning specified in the Servicing Agreement.
“Significant Event Information”: The meaning specified in the Servicing Agreement.
“Skilled Nursing Facility” means a facility licensed by a state Seniors Housing Authority to provide short-term and/or long-term custodial care, skilled nursing and rehabilitation services.
“SOFR”: With respect to any calendar day, the secured overnight financing rate published for such day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of the benchmark (or a successor administrator), on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website.
“SOFR Business Day”: Any day except for a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in U.S. government securities.
“Special Servicer”: Lument Real Estate Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, solely in its capacity as special servicer under the Servicing Agreement, together with its permitted successors and assigns or any successor Person that shall have become the special servicer pursuant to the appropriate provisions of the Servicing Agreement.
“Special Servicing Fee”: The meaning specified in the Servicing Agreement.
“Specially Serviced Loan”: The meaning specified in the Servicing Agreement.
“Specified Person”: The meaning specified in Section 2.6 hereof.
“SR 2024”: The UK’s Securitisation Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/102), as amended, varied or substituted from time to time.
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“Stated Maturity Date”: The Payment Date in July 2043.
“Student Housing Property”: A Multifamily Property that is designed, constructed, and operated primarily to provide housing for students enrolled at one or more colleges, universities, or other institutions of higher education.
“Subsequent REIT”: Any REIT other than LCMT if at any time the Issuer is treated as a Qualified REIT Subsidiary of such REIT or the Issuer is otherwise disregarded as a separate entity from such REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
“Successful Auction”: Either (i) an auction that is conducted in accordance with the provisions specified in this Indenture and the Servicing Agreement, which includes the requirement that the aggregate cash purchase price for all the Collateral Interests, together with the balance of all Eligible Investments and cash in the Payment Account, will be at least equal to the Total Redemption Price or (ii) the purchase of all of the Collateral Interests by the Class H Noteholders for a price that, together with the balance of all Eligible Investments and cash in the Payment Account, is equal to the Total Redemption Price.
“Supermajority”: With respect to any Class of Notes, the Holders of at least 66⅔% of the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Notes of such Class.
“Tax Event”: An event that will occur at any time that: (i) any borrower is, or on the next scheduled payment date under any Collateral Interest, will be, required to deduct or withhold from any payment under any Collateral Interest to the Issuer for or on account of any tax for whatever reason and such borrower is not required to pay to the Issuer such additional amount as is necessary to ensure that the net amount actually received by the Issuer (free and clear of taxes, whether assessed against such borrower or the Issuer) will equal the full amount that the Issuer would have received had no such deduction or withholding been required, (ii) any jurisdiction imposes net income, profits, or similar tax on the Issuer or (iii) the Issuer fails to maintain its status as a Qualified REIT Subsidiary or other disregarded entity of a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
“Tax Materiality Condition”: The condition that will be satisfied if either (i) as a result of the occurrence of a Tax Event, a tax or taxes are imposed on the Issuer or withheld from payments to the Issuer and with respect to which the Issuer receives less than the full amount that the Issuer would have received had no such deduction occurred and such amount exceeds, in the aggregate, $1,000,000 during any twelve (12)-month period or (ii) the Issuer fails to maintain its status as a Qualified REIT Subsidiary or other disregarded entity of a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
“Tax Redemption”: The meaning specified in Section 9.1(b) hereof.
“Term SOFR”: The one-month forward-looking term SOFR, as reported on the CME Market Data Platform (or any alternative source designated by the Term SOFR Administrator, from time to time) for the rate currently identified as “1 Month CME Term SOFR,” which will be calculated as described on Schedule B.
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“Term SOFR Administrator”: means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited or a successor administrator of the rate currently identified as “1 Month CME Term SOFR”, as applicable.
“Term SOFR Source”: CME Market Data Platform (or any alternative source designated by CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited, as administrator of Term SOFR, from time to time) for the rate currently identified as “1 Month CME Term SOFR.”
“Total Redemption Price”: The amount equal to funds sufficient to pay all amounts and expenses described under clauses (1) through (2) of Section 11.1(a)(iii) and to redeem all Notes at their applicable Redemption Prices.
“Transaction Documents”: This Indenture, the Collateral Management Agreement, the Placement Agreement, the Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement, the EU/UK Reporting Administration Agreement, the Participation Agreements, the Future Funding Agreement, the Securities Account Control Agreement, the Future Funding Reserve Account Control Agreement and the Servicing Agreement.
“Transfer Agent”: The Person or Persons, which may be the Issuer, authorized by the Issuer to exchange or register the transfer of Notes in its capacity as Transfer Agent.
“Treasury Regulations”: Temporary or final regulations promulgated under the Code by the United States Treasury Department.
“Trust Officer”: When used with respect to (i) the Trustee, any officer of the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee with direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and (ii) the Note Administrator, any officer of the Computershare Corporate Trust group of the Note Administrator with direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom a particular matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
“Trustee”: Wilmington Trust, National Association, solely in its capacity as trustee hereunder, unless a successor Person shall have become the Trustee pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean such successor Person.
“Two Quarter Future Advance Estimate”: As of any date of determination, an estimate of the aggregate amount of future advances that will be required to be made under the Future Funding Participations held by Lument Structured Finance, LLC, LCMT or an Affiliate of either) during the immediately following two calendar quarters, excluding future advances to be made for: (i) accretive leasing costs (e.g., following the future advance for such leasing costs, the debt yield will be equal to or greater than a required debt yield specified in the Asset Documents of the related Commercial Real Estate Loan); (ii) earnouts paid to borrowers upon satisfaction of certain performance metrics set forth in the Asset Documents of the related Commercial Real Estate Loan; (iii) advances that the related Future Funding Holder believes, in the exercise of its reasonable judgment, will be repaid in full during the period covered by the estimate; and (iv) accretive capital expenditures (e.g., following the future advance for such capital expenditures, the debt yield will be equal to or greater than a required debt yield specified in the Asset Documents of the related Commercial Real Estate Loan).
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“UCC”: The applicable Uniform Commercial Code.
“UK”: The United Kingdom.
“UK Due Diligence Requirements”: The due diligence requirements under Article 5 of Chapter 2 of the PRASR, SECN 4 and regulations 32B, 32C and 32D of SR 2024 or any applicable successor or replacement provisions from time to time.
“UK Institutional Investor”: Any “institutional investor” as defined in the UK Securitization Framework.
“UK Securitization Framework”: SR 2024, SECN and PRASR, together with the relevant provisions of FSMA, in each case, as amended, varied or substituted from time to time.
“UK Transparency Requirements”: The disclosure requirements under SECN 6, SECN 11 (including its Annexes) and SECN 12 (including its Annexes), Chapter 5 of the PRASR (including its Annexes), Chapter 6 of the PRASR (including its Annexes) and Article 7 of Chapter 2 of the PRASR, in each case, together with any amendments, variations or substitutions to those provisions or any applicable successor or replacement provisions from time to time.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement”: The Benchmark Replacement, excluding the applicable Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“United States” and “U.S.”: The United States of America, including any state and any territory or possession administered thereby.
“Unscheduled Principal Payments”: Any proceeds received by the Issuer from an unscheduled prepayment or redemption (in whole but not in part) by the obligor of a Commercial Real Estate Loan prior to the stated maturity date of such related Collateral Interest.
“Unused Proceeds Account”: The meaning specified in Section 10.5(a) hereof.
“Updated Appraisal”: The meaning specified in the Servicing Agreement.
“U.S. Person”: The meaning specified in Regulation S.
“U/W Stabilized NCF Debt Yield”: With respect to any Collateral Interest, the ratio, as calculated by the Collateral Manager in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard, of (a) the “stabilized” annual net cash flow generated from the related Mortgaged Property before interest, depreciation and amortization, based on the stabilized underwriting, which may include the completion of certain proposed capital expenditures and the realization of stabilized occupancy and/or rents to (b) the Principal Balance of such Collateral Interest. In determining U/W Stabilized NCF Debt Yield for any Reinvestment Collateral Interest or Exchange Collateral Interest that is a Participation, the calculation of U/W Stabilized NCF Debt Yield will take into account the Principal Balance of the Participation being acquired by the Issuer and the related Companion Participation(s) (assuming fully funded) or related note also secured by the related Mortgaged Property or properties, as applicable, that is senior or pari passu in right to the Participation being acquired by the Issuer but not any Companion Participation(s) or related note also secured by the related Mortgaged Property or properties, as applicable, that is junior in right to the Participation being acquired by the Issuer. In determining the U/W Stabilized NCF Debt Yield for any Reinvestment Collateral Interest or Exchange Collateral Interest that is cross-collateralized with one or more other Collateral Interests, the U/W Stabilized NCF Debt Yield was calculated with respect to the cross-collateralized group in the aggregate.
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“Volcker Rule”: The meaning specified in Section 8.1(a)(vi) hereof.
“Weighted Average Coupon”: As of any date of determination, the number obtained (rounded up to the next 0.001%), by (A) summing the products obtained by multiplying (i) with respect to any Fixed Rate Collateral Interest (other than any Defaulted Collateral Interest), the stated interest coupon by (ii) the Principal Balance of such Collateral Interest as of such date, and (B) dividing such sum by the aggregate Principal Balance of all Fixed Rate Collateral Interests (other than any Defaulted Collateral Interests).
“Weighted Average Life”: As of any Measurement Date with respect to the Collateral Interests (other than Defaulted Collateral Interests), the number obtained by (i) summing the products obtained by multiplying (a) the Average Life at such time of each Collateral Interest (other than Defaulted Collateral Interests) by (b) the outstanding Principal Balance of such Collateral Interest and (ii) dividing such sum by the aggregate Principal Balance at such time of all Collateral Interests (other than Defaulted Collateral Interests), where “Average Life” means, on any Measurement Date with respect to any Collateral Interest (other than a Defaulted Collateral Interest), the quotient obtained by the Collateral Manager by dividing (i) the sum of the products of (a) the number of years (rounded to the nearest one tenth thereof) from such Measurement Date to the respective dates of each successive expected distribution of principal of such Collateral Interest and (b) the respective amounts of such expected distributions of principal by (ii) the sum of all successive expected distributions of principal on such Collateral Interest.
“Weighted Average Spread”: As of any date of determination, the number obtained (rounded up to the next 0.001%), by (A) summing the products obtained by multiplying (i) with respect to any Collateral Interest (other than (i) any Fixed Rate Collateral Interest and (ii) any Defaulted Collateral Interest), the greater of (x) the current stated spread above Term SOFR (or the applicable successor benchmark rate, including any applicable spread adjustment) at which interest accrues on each such Collateral Interest and (y) if such Collateral Interest provides for a minimum interest rate payable thereunder, the excess, if any, of the minimum interest rate applicable to such Collateral Interest (net of any servicing fees and expenses) over Term SOFR (or the applicable successor benchmark rate, including any applicable spread adjustment) by (ii) the Principal Balance of such Collateral Interest as of such date, and (B) dividing such sum by the aggregate Principal Balance of all Collateral Interests (excluding (i) all Fixed Rate Collateral Interests and (ii) all Defaulted Collateral Interests).
“Whole Loan”: A whole mortgage loan (but not a participation interest in a mortgage loan) secured by commercial and/or multifamily real estate.
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Section 1.2 Interest Calculation Convention. All calculations of interest hereunder that are made with respect to the Notes shall be made on the basis of the actual number of days during the related Interest Accrual Period divided by three hundred sixty (360). All calculations of the Advancing Agent Fee in respect of any Payment Date shall be made on the basis of the actual number of days during the period from (and including) the immediately preceding Payment Date to (but excluding) such Payment Date, divided by three hundred sixty (360).
Section 1.3 Rounding Convention. Unless otherwise specified herein, test calculations that are evaluated as a percentage will be rounded to the nearest ten thousandth of a percentage point and test calculations that are evaluated as a number or decimal will be rounded to the nearest one hundredth of a percentage point.
ARTICLE II
THE NOTES
Section 2.1 Forms Generally. The Notes and the Note Administrator’s certificate of authentication thereon (the “Certificate of Authentication”) shall be in substantially the forms required by this Article 2, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon, as may be consistent herewith, determined by the Authorized Officers of the Issuer, executing such Notes as evidenced by their execution of such Notes. Any portion of the text of any Note may be set forth on the reverse thereof, with an appropriate reference thereto on the face of the Note.
Section 2.2 Forms of Notes and Certificate of Authentication.
(a) Form. The form of each Class of the Notes, including the Certificate of Authentication, shall be substantially as set forth in Exhibits A-1, A-2, B-1, B-2, C-1, C-2, D-1, D-2, E-1, E-2, F-1, F-2, G-1, G-2, H-1, H-2, I-1 and I-2 hereto.
(b) Global Notes and Definitive Notes. (i) The Notes initially offered and sold in the United States to (or to U.S. Persons who are) QIBs may be represented by one or more permanent global notes in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons with the applicable legend set forth in Exhibits A-1, B-1, C-1, D-1, E-1, F-1, G-1, H-1 and I-1 hereto added to the form of such Notes (each, a “Rule 144A Global Note”), which shall be registered in the name of Cede & Co., as the nominee of the Depository and deposited with the Note Administrator, as custodian for the Depository, duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Authenticating Agent as hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal amount of the Rule 144A Global Notes may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Note Administrator or the Depository or its nominee, as the case may be, as hereinafter provided.
(ii) The Notes initially offered and sold in the United States to (or to U.S. Persons who are) IAIs shall be, and the Notes offered and sold in the United States to (or to U.S. Persons who are) QIBs may be, issued in definitive form, registered in the name of the legal or beneficial owner thereof attached without interest coupons with the applicable legend set forth in Exhibits A-2, B-2, C-2, D-2, E-2, F-2, G-2, H-2 and I-2 hereto added to the form of such Notes (each, a “Definitive Note”), which shall be duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Authenticating Agent as hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal amount of the Definitive Notes may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Note Administrator or the Depository or its nominee, as the case may be, as hereinafter provided.
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(iii) The Notes initially sold in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S shall be represented by one or more permanent global notes in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons with the applicable legend set forth in Exhibits A-1, B-1, C-1, D-1, E-1, F-1, G-1, H-1 and I-1 hereto added to the form of such Notes (each, a “Regulation S Global Note”), which shall be deposited on behalf of the subscribers for such Notes represented thereby with the Note Administrator as custodian for the Depository and registered in the name of a nominee of the Depository for the respective accounts of Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg or their respective depositories, duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Authenticating Agent as hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal amount of the Regulation S Global Notes may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Note Administrator or the Depository or its nominee, as the case may be, as hereinafter provided.
(c) Book-Entry Provisions. This Section 2.2(c) shall apply only to Global Notes deposited with or on behalf of the Depository.
The Issuer shall execute and the Authenticating Agent shall, in accordance with this Section 2.2(c), authenticate and deliver initially one or more Global Notes that shall be (i) registered in the name of the nominee of the Depository for such Global Note or Global Notes and (ii) delivered by the Note Administrator to such Depository or pursuant to such Depository’s instructions or held by the Note Administrator’s agent as custodian for the Depository.
Agent Members shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Note Administrator, as custodian for the Depository or under the Global Note, and the Depository may be treated by the Issuer, the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer and any of their respective agents as the absolute owner of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Issuer, the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer or any of their respective agents, from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depository or impair, as between the Depository and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of a Holder of any Global Note.
(d) Delivery of Definitive Notes in Lieu of Global Notes. Except as provided in Section 2.10 hereof, owners of beneficial interests in a Class of Global Notes shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of a Definitive Note.
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(e) CUSIPs. As an administrative convenience, the Issuer or the Issuer’s agent may obtain a separate CUSIP or separate CUSIPs (or similar identifying numbers) for all or a portion of any Class of Notes.
Section 2.3 Authorized Amount; Stated Maturity Date; and Denominations.
(a) The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is limited to U.S.$663,810,950.00, except for (i) Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Notes pursuant to Section 2.5, 2.6 or 8.5 hereof and (ii) any Deferred Interest.
Such Notes shall be divided into nine (9) Classes having designations and original principal amounts as follows:
| Designation | Original Principal Amount | |
| Class A Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes Due 2043 | U.S.$378,372,000 | |
| Class A-S Second Priority Secured Floating Rate Notes Due 2043 | U.S.$86,295,000 | |
| Class B Third Priority Secured Floating Rate Notes Due 2043 | U.S.$40,659,000 | |
| Class C Fourth Priority Secured Floating Rate Notes Due 2043 | U.S.$38,998,000 | |
| Class D Fifth Priority Secured Floating Rate Notes Due 2043 | U.S.$25,723,000 | |
| Class E Sixth Priority Secured Floating Rate Notes Due 2043 | U.S.$14,936,000 | |
| Class F Seventh Priority Secured Floating Rate Notes Due 2043 | U.S.$20,744,000 | |
| Class G Eighth Priority Secured Floating Rate Notes Due 2043 | U.S.$14,936,000 | |
| Class H Income Notes Due 2043 | U.S.$43,147,950 |
(b) The Notes shall be issuable in minimum denominations of U.S.$100,000 and integral multiples of U.S.$500 in excess thereof (plus any residual amount).
Section 2.4 Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating. The Notes shall be executed on behalf of the Issuer by an Authorized Officer of the Issuer. The signature of such Authorized Officers on the Notes may be manual or facsimile.
Notes bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time the Authorized Officers of the Issuer shall bind the Issuer, notwithstanding the fact that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Notes or did not hold such offices at the date of issuance of such Notes.
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Issuer may deliver Notes executed by the Issuer to the Note Administrator for authentication and the Note Administrator, upon Issuer Order, shall authenticate and deliver such Notes as provided in this Indenture and not otherwise.
Each Note authenticated and delivered by the Note Administrator upon Issuer Order on the Closing Date shall be dated as of the Closing Date. All other Notes that are authenticated after the Closing Date for any other purpose under this Indenture shall be dated the date of their authentication.
Notes issued upon transfer, exchange or replacement of other Notes shall be issued in authorized denominations reflecting the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes so transferred, exchanged or replaced, but shall represent only the current outstanding principal amount of the Notes so transferred, exchanged or replaced. In the event that any Note is divided into more than one Note in accordance with this Article 2, the original principal amount of such Note shall be proportionately divided among the Notes delivered in exchange therefor and shall be deemed to be the original aggregate principal amount of such subsequently issued Notes.
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No Note shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless there appears on such Note a Certificate of Authentication, substantially in the form provided for herein, executed by the Note Administrator or by the Authenticating Agent by the manual signature of one of their Authorized Officers, and such certificate upon any Note shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Note has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder.
Section 2.5 Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
(a) The Issuer shall cause to be kept a register (the “Notes Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Issuer shall provide for the registration of Notes and the registration of transfers and exchanges of Notes. The Note Administrator is hereby initially appointed “Notes Registrar” for the purpose of maintaining the Notes Registrar and registering Notes and transfers and exchanges of such Notes with respect to the Notes Register kept in the United States as herein provided. Upon any resignation or removal of the Notes Registrar, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor or, in the absence of such appointment, assume the duties of Notes Registrar.
The name and address of each Noteholder and the principal amounts and stated interest of each such Noteholder in its Notes shall be recorded by the Notes Registrar in the Notes Register. For the avoidance of doubt, the Notes Register is intended to be and shall be maintained so as to cause the Notes to be considered issued in registered form under Treasury Regulations Section 5f.103-1(c).
If a Person other than the Note Administrator is appointed by the Issuer as Notes Registrar, the Issuer shall give the Note Administrator prompt written notice of the appointment of a successor Notes Registrar and of the location, and any change in the location, of the Notes Register, and the Note Administrator shall have the right to inspect the Notes Register at all reasonable times and to obtain copies thereof and the Note Administrator shall have the right to rely upon a certificate executed on behalf of the Notes Registrar by an Authorized Officer thereof as to the names and addresses of the Holders of the Notes and the principal amounts and numbers of such Notes. In addition, the Notes Registrar shall be required, within one (1) Business Day of each Record Date, to provide the Note Administrator with a copy of the Notes Registrar in the format required by, and with all accompanying information regarding the Noteholders as may reasonably be required by the Note Administrator.
Subject to this Section 2.5, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Notes at the office or agency of the Issuer to be maintained as provided in Section 7.2, the Issuer shall execute, and the Note Administrator shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes of any authorized denomination and of a like aggregate principal amount.
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At the option of the Holder, Notes may be exchanged for Notes of like terms, in any authorized denominations and of like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at the office or agency of the Issuer to be maintained as provided in Section 7.2. Whenever any Note is surrendered for exchange, the Issuer shall execute, and the Note Administrator shall authenticate and deliver, the Notes that the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
All Notes issued and authenticated upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Issuer, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
Every Note presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the Notes Registrar duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.
No service charge shall be made to a Holder for any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes, but the Note Administrator may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Neither the Notes Registrar nor the Issuer shall be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Note during a period beginning at the opening of business fifteen (15) days before any selection of Notes to be redeemed and ending at the close of business on the day of the mailing of the relevant notice of redemption, or (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any Note so selected for redemption.
(b) No Note may be sold or transferred (including, without limitation, by pledge or hypothecation) unless such sale or transfer is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and is exempt from the registration requirements under applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction.
(c) No Note may be offered, sold, resold or delivered, within the United States or to, or for the benefit of, U.S. Persons except in accordance with Section 2.5(e) below and in accordance with Rule 144A to QIBs who are also Qualified Purchasers or, solely with respect to Definitive Notes, IAIs who are also Qualified Purchasers purchasing for their own account or for the accounts of one or more QIBs or IAIs who are also Qualified Purchasers, for which the purchaser is acting as fiduciary or agent. The Notes may be offered, sold, resold or delivered, as the case may be, in offshore transactions to non-U.S. Persons in reliance on Regulation S that are also Qualified Purchasers. None of the Issuer, the Note Administrator, the Trustee or any other Person may register the Notes under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction.
(d) Upon final payment due on the Stated Maturity Date of a Note, the Holder thereof shall present and surrender such Note at the Corporate Trust Office of the Note Administrator or at the office of the Paying Agent (outside the United States if then required by applicable law in the case of a Note in definitive form issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note pursuant to Section 2.10).
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(e) Transfers of Global Notes. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein, so long as a Global Note remains outstanding and is held by or on behalf of the Depository, transfers of a Global Note, in whole or in part, shall be made only in accordance with Section 2.2(c) and this Section 2.5(e).
(i) Except as otherwise set forth below, transfers of a Global Note shall be limited to transfers of such Global Note in whole, but not in part, to nominees of the Depository or to a successor of the Depository or such successor’s nominee. Transfers of a Global Note to a Definitive Note may only be made in accordance with Section 2.10.
(ii) Regulation S Global Note to Rule 144A Global Note or Definitive Note. If a holder of a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Note wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Regulation S Global Note for an interest in the corresponding Rule 144A Global Note or for a Definitive Note or to transfer its interest in such Regulation S Global Note to a Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in the corresponding Rule 144A Global Note or for a Definitive Note, such holder may, subject to the immediately succeeding sentence and the rules and procedures of Euroclear, Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or DTC, as the case may be, exchange or transfer, or cause the exchange or transfer of, such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in the corresponding Rule 144A Global Note or for a Definitive Note. Upon receipt by the Note Administrator or the Notes Registrar of:
(1) if the transferee is taking a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note, instructions from Euroclear, Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or DTC, as the case may be, directing the Notes Registrar to cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the corresponding Rule 144A Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in such Regulation S Global Note, but not less than the minimum denomination applicable to such holder’s Notes to be exchanged or transferred, such instructions to contain information regarding the participant account with DTC to be credited with such increase and a duly completed certificate in the form of Exhibit J-2 attached hereto; or
(2) if the transferee is taking a Definitive Note, a duly completed transfer certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit J-3 hereto, certifying that such transferee is an IAI and a Qualified Purchaser,
then the Notes Registrar shall either (x) if the transferee is taking a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note, approve the instructions at DTC to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Regulation S Global Note by the aggregate principal amount of the beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note to be transferred or exchanged and the Notes Registrar shall instruct DTC, concurrently with such reduction, to credit or cause to be credited to the securities account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the corresponding Rule 144A Global Note equal to the reduction in the principal amount of the Regulation S Global Note or (y) if the transferee is taking an interest in a Definitive Note, the Notes Registrar shall record the transfer in the Notes Register in accordance with Section 2.5(a) and, upon execution by the Issuer, the Note Administrator shall authenticate and deliver one or more Definitive Notes, as applicable, registered in the names specified in the instructions described above, in principal amounts designated by the transferee (the aggregate of such principal amounts being equal to the aggregate principal amount of the interest in the Regulation S Global Note transferred by the transferor).
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(iii) Definitive Note or Rule 144A Global Note to Regulation S Global Note. If a holder of a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note or a Holder of a Definitive Note wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Rule 144A Global Note or Definitive Note for an interest in the corresponding Regulation S Global Note, or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Global Note or Definitive Note to a Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in the corresponding Regulation S Global Note, such holder, provided such holder or, in the case of a transfer, the transferee is not a U.S. person and is acquiring such interest in an offshore transaction, may, subject to the immediately succeeding sentence and the rules and procedures of DTC, exchange or transfer, or cause the exchange or transfer of, such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in the corresponding Regulation S Global Note. Upon receipt by the Note Administrator or the Notes Registrar of:
(1) instructions given in accordance with DTC’s procedures from an Agent Member directing the Note Administrator or the Notes Registrar to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the corresponding Regulation S Global Note, but not less than the minimum denomination applicable to such holder’s Notes, in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Note or Definitive Note to be exchanged or transferred, and in the case of a transfer of Definitive Notes, such Holder’s Definitive Notes properly endorsed for assignment to the transferee;
(2) a written order given in accordance with DTC’s procedures containing information regarding the participant account of DTC and the Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg account to be credited with such increase;
(3) in the case of a transfer of Definitive Notes, a Holder’s Definitive Note properly endorsed for assignment to the transferee; and
(4) a duly completed certificate in the form of Exhibit J-1 attached hereto,
then the Note Administrator or the Notes Registrar shall approve the instructions at DTC to reduce the principal amount of the Rule 144A Global Note (or, in the case of a transfer of Definitive Notes, the Note Administrator or the Notes Registrar shall cancel such Definitive Notes) and to increase the principal amount of the Regulation S Global Note by the aggregate principal amount of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Note or Definitive Note to be exchanged or transferred, and to credit or cause to be credited to the securities account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the corresponding Regulation S Global Note equal to the reduction in the principal amount of the Rule 144A Global Note (or, in the case of a cancellation of Definitive Notes, equal to the principal amount of Definitive Notes so cancelled).
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(iv) Transfer of Rule 144A Global Notes to Definitive Notes. If, in accordance with Section 2.10, a holder of a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Rule 144A Global Note for a Definitive Note or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Global Note to a Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note in accordance with Section 2.10, such holder may, subject to the immediately succeeding sentence and the rules and procedures of DTC, exchange or transfer, or cause the exchange or transfer of, such interest for a Definitive Note. Upon receipt by the Note Administrator or the Notes Registrar of (A) a duly complete certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J-3 and (B) appropriate instructions from DTC, if required, the Note Administrator or the Notes Registrar shall approve the instructions at DTC to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Rule 144A Global Note by the aggregate principal amount of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Note to be transferred or exchanged, record the transfer in the Notes Register in accordance with Section 2.5(a) and upon execution by the Issuer, the Note Administrator shall authenticate and deliver one or more Definitive Notes, registered in the names specified in the instructions described in clause (B) above, in principal amounts designated by the transferee (the aggregate of such principal amounts being equal to the aggregate principal amount of the interest in the Rule 144A Global Note transferred by the transferor).
(v) Transfer of Definitive Notes to Rule 144A Global Notes. If a holder of a Definitive Note wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note or to transfer such Definitive Note to a Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note, such holder may, subject to the immediately succeeding sentence and the rules and procedures of DTC, exchange or transfer, or cause the exchange or transfer of, such Definitive Note for beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note (provided that no IAI may hold an interest in a Rule 144A Global Note). Upon receipt by the Note Administrator or the Notes Registrar of (A) a Holder’s Definitive Note properly endorsed for assignment to the transferee; (B) a duly completed certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J-2 attached hereto; (C) instructions given in accordance with DTC’s procedures from an Agent Member to instruct DTC to cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Notes in an amount equal to the Definitive Notes to be transferred or exchanged; and (D) a written order given in accordance with DTC’s procedures containing information regarding the participant’s account of DTC to be credited with such increase, the Note Administrator or the Notes Registrar shall cancel such Definitive Note in accordance herewith, record the transfer in the Notes Register in accordance with Section 2.5(a) and approve the instructions at DTC, concurrently with such cancellation, to credit or cause to be credited to the securities account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the corresponding Rule 144A Global Note equal to the principal amount of the Definitive Note transferred or exchanged.
(vi) Other Exchanges. In the event that, pursuant to Section 2.10 hereof, a Global Note is exchanged for Definitive Notes, such Notes may be exchanged for one another only in accordance with such procedures as are substantially consistent with the provisions above (including certification requirements intended to ensure that such transfers are to a QIB who is also a Qualified Purchaser or are to a non-U.S. Person, or otherwise comply with Rule 144A or Regulation S, as the case may be) and as may be from time to time adopted by the Issuer and the Note Administrator.
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(f) Removal of Legend. If Notes are issued upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Notes bearing the applicable legends set forth in Exhibits A-1, A-2, B-1, B-2, C-1, C-2, D-1, D-2, E-1, E-2, F-1, F-2, G-1, G-2, H-1, H-2, I-1 and I-2 hereto, and if a request is made to remove such applicable legend on such Notes, the Notes so issued shall bear such applicable legend, or such applicable legend shall not be removed, as the case may be, unless there is delivered to the Issuer such satisfactory evidence, which may include an Opinion of Counsel of an attorney at law licensed to practice law in the State of New York (and addressed to the Issuer and the Note Administrator), as may be reasonably required by the Issuer to the effect that neither such applicable legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that transfers thereof comply with the provisions of Rule 144A or Regulation S, as applicable, the 1940 Act or ERISA. So long as the Issuer is relying on an exemption under or promulgated pursuant to the 1940 Act, the Issuer shall not remove that portion of the legend required to maintain an exemption under or promulgated pursuant to the 1940 Act. Upon provision of such satisfactory evidence, as confirmed in writing by the Issuer to the Note Administrator, the Note Administrator, at the direction of the Issuer, shall authenticate and deliver Notes that do not bear such applicable legend.
(g) Each beneficial owner of Regulation S Global Notes shall be deemed to make the representations and agreements set forth in Exhibit J-1 hereto.
(h) Each beneficial owner of Rule 144A Global Notes shall be deemed to make the representations and agreements set forth in Exhibit J-2 hereto.
(i) Each Holder of Definitive Notes shall make the representations and agreements set forth in the certificate attached as Exhibit J-3 hereto.
(j) Any purported transfer of a Note not in accordance with Section 2.5(a) shall be null and void and shall not be given effect for any purpose hereunder.
(k) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Indenture to the contrary, neither the Note Administrator nor the Notes Registrar (nor any other Transfer Agent) shall be responsible or liable for compliance with applicable federal or state securities laws (including, without limitation, the Securities Act or Rule 144A or Regulation S promulgated thereunder), the 1940 Act, ERISA or the Code (or any applicable regulations thereunder); provided, however, that if a specified transfer certificate or Opinion of Counsel is required by the express terms of this Section 2.5 to be delivered to the Note Administrator or Notes Registrar prior to registration of transfer of a Note, the Note Administrator and/or Notes Registrar, as applicable, is required to request, as a condition for registering the transfer of the Note, such certificate or Opinion of Counsel and to examine the same to determine whether it conforms on its face to the requirements hereof (and the Note Administrator or Notes Registrar, as the case may be, shall promptly notify the party delivering the same if it determines that such certificate or Opinion of Counsel does not so conform).
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(l) If the Note Administrator has actual knowledge or is notified by the Issuer or the Collateral Manager that (i) a transfer or attempted or purported transfer of any interest in any Note was consummated in compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.5 on the basis of a materially incorrect certification from the transferee or purported transferee, (ii) a transferee failed to deliver to the Note Administrator any certification required to be delivered hereunder or (iii) the holder of any interest in a Note is in breach of any representation or agreement set forth in any certification or any deemed representation or agreement of such holder, the Note Administrator shall not register such attempted or purported transfer and if a transfer has been registered, such transfer shall be absolutely null and void ab initio and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee (such purported transferee, a “Disqualified Transferee”) and the last preceding holder of such interest in such Note that was not a Disqualified Transferee shall be restored to all rights as a Holder thereof retroactively to the date of transfer of such Note by such Holder.
In addition, the Note Administrator may require that the interest in the Note referred to in (i), (ii) or (iii) in the preceding paragraph be transferred to any Person designated by the Issuer or the Collateral Manager at a price determined by the Issuer or the Collateral Manager, based upon its estimation of the prevailing price of such interest and each Holder, by acceptance of an interest in a Note, authorizes the Note Administrator to take such action. In any case, none of the Issuer, the Collateral Manager and the Note Administrator shall not be held responsible for any losses that may be incurred as a result of any required transfer under this Section 2.5(l).
(m) Each Holder of Notes approves and consents to (i) the purchase of the Collateral Interests by the Issuer from the Seller on the Closing Date and (ii) any other transaction between the Issuer and the Collateral Manager or its Affiliates that is permitted under the terms of this Indenture or the Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement.
(n) As long as any Note is Outstanding, any retained or repurchased Notes, the Retained Notes and the Membership Interests held by LCMT, LMNT Holder or any other disregarded entity of LCMT or a Subsequent REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes may not be transferred (whether by means of an actual transfer or a transfer of beneficial ownership for U.S. federal income tax purposes), pledged or hypothecated to any Person unless (i)(A) 100% of the retained or repurchased Notes, the Retained Notes or the Membership Interests are transferred, pledged or hypothecated to a Qualified REIT Subsidiary or other disregarded entity of LCMT or (B) 100% of the retained or repurchased Notes, the Retained Notes or the Membership Interests are transferred, pledged or hypothecated to another REIT, or a Qualified REIT Subsidiary or other disregarded entity of a REIT or (ii) with respect to such transfer, pledge or hypothecation, the Issuer receives an opinion from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, Mayer Brown LLP or another nationally recognized tax counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that upon such transfer, pledge or hypothecation, the Issuer will continue to be treated as a Qualified REIT Subsidiary or other disregarded entity of a REIT.
(o) For the avoidance of doubt, the Indenture Accounts (including income, if any, earned on the investments of funds in such account) will be owned by LCMT, if the Issuer is wholly owned by LCMT, or a Subsequent REIT that wholly owns the Issuer, for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Issuer shall provide to the Note Administrator (i) an IRS Form W-9 or appropriate IRS Form W-8 no later than the Closing Date, and (ii) any additional IRS forms (or updated versions of any previously submitted IRS forms) or other documentation at such time or times required by applicable law or upon the reasonable request of the Note Administrator as may be necessary (x) to reduce or eliminate the imposition of U.S. withholding taxes and (y) to permit the Note Administrator to fulfill its tax reporting obligations under applicable law with respect to the Indenture Accounts or any amounts paid to the Issuer. If any IRS form or other documentation previously delivered becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, Issuer shall timely provide to the Note Administrator accurately updated and complete versions of such IRS forms or other documentation. The Note Administrator shall have no liability to Issuer or any other person in connection with any tax withholding amounts paid or withheld from the Indenture Accounts pursuant to applicable law arising from the Issuer’s failure to timely provide an accurate, correct and complete IRS Form W-9, an appropriate IRS Form W-8 or such other documentation contemplated under this paragraph. For the avoidance of doubt, no funds shall be invested with respect to such Indenture Accounts absent the Note Administrator having first received (i) the requisite written investment direction from the Issuer with respect to the investment of such funds, and (ii) the IRS forms and other documentation required by this paragraph.
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Section 2.6 Mutilated, Defaced, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Note. If (a) any mutilated or defaced Note is surrendered to a Transfer Agent, or if there shall be delivered to the Issuer, the Trustee, the Note Administrator and the relevant Transfer Agent (each, a “Specified Person”) evidence to their reasonable satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, and (b) there is delivered to each Specified Person such security or indemnity as may be required by each Specified Person to save each of them and any agent of any of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Specified Persons that such Note has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Issuer shall execute and, upon Issuer Request (which Issuer Request shall be deemed to have been given upon receipt by the Note Administrator of a Note that has been signed by the Issuer), the Note Administrator shall authenticate and deliver, in lieu of any such mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen Note, a new Note, of like tenor (including the same date of issuance) and equal principal amount, registered in the same manner, dated the date of its authentication, bearing interest from the date to which interest has been paid on the mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen Note and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
If, after delivery of such new Note, a bona fide purchaser of the predecessor Note presents for payment, transfer or exchange such predecessor Note, any Specified Person shall be entitled to recover such new Note from the Person to whom it was delivered or any Person taking therefrom, and each Specified Person shall be entitled to recover upon the security or indemnity provided therefor to the extent of any loss, damage, cost or expense incurred by such Specified Person in connection therewith.
In case any such mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen Note has become due and payable, the Issuer in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Note, pay such Note without requiring surrender thereof except that any mutilated or defaced Note shall be surrendered.
Upon the issuance of any new Note under this Section 2.6, the Issuer may require the payment by the registered Holder thereof of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
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Every new Note issued pursuant to this Section 2.6 in lieu of any mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Issuer and such new Note shall be entitled, subject to the second paragraph of this Section 2.6, to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes duly issued hereunder.
The provisions of this Section 2.6 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes.
Section 2.7 Payment of Principal and Interest and Other Amounts; Principal and Interest Rights Preserved. (a) Each Class of Notes shall accrue interest during each Interest Accrual Period at the Note Interest Rate applicable to such Class and such interest will be payable in arrears on each Payment Date on the Aggregate Outstanding Amount thereof on the first day of the related Interest Accrual Period (after giving effect to payments of principal thereof on such date), except as otherwise set forth below. Payment of interest on each Class of Notes will be subordinated to the payment of interest on each related Class of Notes senior thereto. Interest will cease to accrue on each Note, or in the case of a partial repayment, on such repaid part, from the date of repayment or the Stated Maturity Date unless payment of principal is improperly withheld or unless an Event of Default occurs with respect to such payments of principal. To the extent lawful and enforceable, interest on any interest that is not paid when due on the Class A Notes; or, if no Class A Notes are Outstanding, the Notes of the Controlling Class, shall accrue at the Note Interest Rate applicable to such Class until paid as provided herein.
(b) (i) So long as any of the Class A Notes, the Class A-S Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes, the Class D Notes or the Class E Notes are outstanding, the Class F Deferred Interest will be deferred and added to the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class F Notes and will not be considered “due and payable” until (A) the Payment Date on which funds are available to pay such Class F Deferred Interest in accordance with the Priority of Payments, (B) a Redemption Date or (C) the Stated Maturity Date and (ii) so long as any of the Class A Notes, the Class A-S Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes, the Class D Notes, the Class E Notes or the Class F Notes are outstanding, the Class G Deferred Interest will be deferred and added to the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class G Notes and will not be considered “due and payable” until (A) the Payment Date on which funds are available to pay such Class G Deferred Interest in accordance with the Priority of Payments, (B) a Redemption Date or (C) the Stated Maturity Date.
(c) The principal of each Class of Notes matures at par and is due and payable on the Stated Maturity Date for such Class, unless such principal has been previously repaid or unless the unpaid principal of such Note becomes due and payable at an earlier date by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the payment of principal of each Class of Notes may only occur pursuant to the Priority of Payments. The payment of principal on any Note (x) may only occur after each Class more senior thereto is no longer Outstanding and (y) is subordinated to the payment on each Payment Date of the principal due and payable on each Class more senior thereto and certain other amounts in accordance with the Priority of Payments. Payments of principal on any Class of Notes that are not paid, in accordance with the Priority of Payments, on any Payment Date (other than the Payment Date which is the Stated Maturity Date (or the earlier date of Maturity) of such Class of Notes or any Redemption Date), because of insufficient funds therefor shall not be considered “due and payable” for purposes of Section 5.1(a) until the Payment Date on which such principal may be paid in accordance with the Priority of Payments or all Classes of Notes most senior thereto with respect to such Class have been paid in full. Payments of principal on the Notes in connection with a Clean-up Call, Tax Redemption, Auction Call Redemption or Optional Redemption will be made in accordance with Section 9.1 and the Priority of Payments.
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(d) As a condition to the payment of principal of and interest on any Note without the imposition of U.S. withholding tax, the Issuer shall require certification acceptable to it to enable the Issuer, the Trustee, the Note Administrator and the Paying Agent to determine their duties and liabilities with respect to any taxes or other charges that they may be required to deduct or withhold from payments in respect of such Note under any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any present or future law or regulation of any political subdivision thereof or taxing authority therein or to comply with any reporting or other requirements under any such law or regulation. Such certification may include U.S. federal income tax forms (such as IRS Form W-8BEN (Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting (Individuals)), IRS Form W-8BEN-E (Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting (Entities)), IRS Form W-8IMY (Certificate of Foreign Intermediary, Foreign Flow-Through Entity or Certain U.S. Branches for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting), IRS Form W-9 (Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification), or IRS Form W-8ECI (Certificate of Foreign Person’s Claim that Income Is Effectively Connected With the Conduct of a Trade or Business in the United States) or any successors to such IRS forms). In addition, each of the Issuer, the Trustee or any Paying Agent may require certification acceptable to it to enable the Issuer to qualify for a reduced rate of withholding in any jurisdiction from or through which the Issuer receives payments on its Collateral and otherwise as may be necessary or desirable to ensure compliance with all applicable laws. Each Holder and each beneficial owner of Notes agree to provide any certification requested pursuant to this Section 2.7(d) and to update or replace such form or certification in accordance with its terms or its subsequent amendments. Furthermore, the Issuer shall require, as a condition to payment without the imposition of U.S. withholding tax under FATCA, information to comply with FATCA requirements pursuant to clause (xii) of the representations and warranties set forth under the third paragraph of Exhibit J-1 hereto, as deemed made pursuant to Section 2.5(g) hereto, or pursuant to clause (xiii) of the representations and warranties set forth under the third paragraph of Exhibit J-2 hereto, as deemed made pursuant to Section 2.5(h) hereto, or pursuant to clause (xi) of the representations and warranties set forth under the third paragraph of Exhibit J-3 hereto, made pursuant to Section 2.5(i) hereto, as applicable. Noteholders shall be required to provide to the Issuer, the Note Administrator or their agents all information, documentation or certifications acceptable to it to permit the Issuer or the Note Administrator to comply with its tax reporting obligations under applicable law, including any applicable cost basis reporting obligations.
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(e) Payments in respect of interest on and principal on the Notes shall be payable by wire transfer in immediately available funds to a Dollar account maintained by the Holder or its nominee; provided that the Holder has provided wiring instructions to the Paying Agent on or before the related Record Date or, if wire transfer cannot be effected, by a Dollar check drawn on a bank in the United States, or by a Dollar check mailed to the Holder at its address in the Notes Register. The Issuer expects that the Depository or its nominee, upon receipt of any payment of principal or interest in respect of a Global Note held by the Depository or its nominee, shall immediately credit the applicable Agent Members’ accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to the respective beneficial interests in such Global Note as shown on the records of the Depository or its nominee. The Issuer also expects that payments by Agent Members to owners of beneficial interests in such Global Note held through Agent Members will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers registered in the names of nominees for such customers. Such payments will be the responsibility of the Agent Members. Upon final payment due on the Maturity of a Note, the Holder thereof shall present and surrender such Note at the Corporate Trust Office of the Note Administrator or at the office of the Paying Agent (or, to a foreign paying agent appointed by the Note Administrator outside of the United States if then required by applicable law, in the case of a Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note) on or prior to such Maturity. None of the Issuer, the Trustee, the Note Administrator or the Paying Agent will have any responsibility or liability with respect to any records maintained by the Holder of any Note with respect to the beneficial holders thereof or payments made thereby on account of beneficial interests held therein. In the case where any final payment of principal and interest is to be made on any Note (other than on the Stated Maturity Date thereof) the Issuer or, upon Issuer Request, the Note Administrator, in the name and at the expense of the Issuer, shall not more than thirty (30) nor fewer than five (5) Business Days prior to the date on which such payment is to be made, mail to the Persons entitled thereto at their addresses appearing on the Notes Register, a notice which shall state the date on which such payment will be made and the amount of such payment and shall specify the place where such Notes may be presented and surrendered for such payment.
(f) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.7(a) and Section 2.7(e) hereof, Holders of Notes as of the Record Date in respect of a Payment Date shall be entitled to the interest accrued and payable in accordance with the Priority of Payments and principal payable in accordance with the Priority of Payments on such Payment Date. All such payments that are mailed or wired and returned to the Paying Agent shall be held for payment as herein provided at the office or agency of the Issuer to be maintained as provided in Section 7.2 (or returned to the Trustee).
(g) Interest on any Note which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on the Record Date for such interest.
(h) Payments of principal to Holders of the Notes of each Class shall be made in the proportion that the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Notes of such Class registered in the name of each such Holder on such Record Date bears to the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Notes of such Class on such Record Date.
(i) Interest accrued with respect to the Notes shall be calculated as described in the applicable form of Note attached hereto.
(j) All reductions in the principal amount of a Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) effected by payments of installments of principal made on any Payment Date, Redemption Date or upon Maturity shall be binding upon all future Holders of such Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, whether or not such payment is noted on such Note.
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(k) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Indenture to the contrary, the obligations of the Issuer under the Secured Notes, this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents are from time to time and at any time limited-recourse obligations of the Issuer. The Notes and the obligations of the Issuer under this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents are from time to time and at any time payable solely from the Collateral available at such time and following realization of the Collateral, all obligations of the Issuer, with respect to the Secured Notes, and any claims of the Noteholders, the Trustee or any other parties to any Transaction Documents shall be extinguished and shall not thereafter revive. No recourse shall be had for the payment of any amount owing in respect of the Notes or this Indenture against any Officer, director, employee, shareholder, limited partner or incorporator of the Issuer or any of its respective successors or assigns. It is understood that the foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall not (i) prevent recourse to the Collateral for the sums due or to become due under any security, instrument or agreement which is part of the Collateral or (ii) constitute a waiver, release or discharge of any indebtedness or obligation evidenced by the Notes or secured by this Indenture (to the extent it relates to the obligation to make payments on the Notes) until such Collateral have been realized, whereupon any outstanding indebtedness or obligation in respect of the Notes, this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents shall be extinguished and shall not thereafter revive. It is further understood that the foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall not limit the right of any Person to name the Issuer as a party defendant in any Proceeding or in the exercise of any other remedy under the Notes or this Indenture, so long as no judgment in the nature of a deficiency judgment or seeking personal liability shall be asked for or (if obtained) enforced against any such Person or entity.
(l) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.7, each Note delivered under this Indenture and upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Note shall carry the rights of unpaid interest and principal that were carried by such other Note.
(m) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions with respect to payments of principal of and interest on the Notes (but subject to Sections 2.7(f) and (i)), if the Notes have become or been declared due and payable following an Event of Default and such acceleration of Maturity and its consequences have not been rescinded and annulled and the provisions of Section 5.5 are not applicable, then payments of principal of and interest on such Notes shall be made in accordance with Section 5.7 hereof.
Section 2.8 Persons Deemed Owners. The Issuer, the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Collateral Manager and any of their respective agents may treat as the owner of a Note the Person in whose name such Note is registered on the Notes Register on the applicable Record Date for the purpose of receiving payments of principal of and interest and other amounts on such Note and on any other date for all other purposes whatsoever (whether or not such Note is overdue), and none of the Note Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Collateral Manager or any of their respective agents shall be affected by notice to the contrary; provided, however, that the Depository, or its nominee, shall be deemed the owner of the Global Notes, and owners of beneficial interests in Global Notes will not be considered the owners of any Notes for the purpose of receiving notices.
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Section 2.9 Cancellation. All Notes surrendered for payment, registration of transfer, exchange or redemption, or deemed lost or stolen, shall, upon delivery to the Notes Registrar, be promptly canceled by the Notes Registrar and may not be reissued or resold. No Notes shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Notes canceled as provided in this Section 2.9, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All canceled Notes held by the Notes Registrar shall be destroyed or held by the Notes Registrar in accordance with its standard retention policy. Notes of the most senior Class Outstanding that are held by the Issuer, the Collateral Manager or any of their respective Affiliates (and not Notes of any other Class) may be submitted to the Notes Registrar for cancellation at any time.
Section 2.10 Global Notes; Definitive Notes; Temporary Notes.
(a) Definitive Notes. Definitive Notes shall only be issued in the following limited circumstances:
(i) at the discretion of the Issuer, with respect to any Class of Notes,
(ii) upon Transfer of Global Notes to an IAI or a QIB in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.5(e)(ii), Section 2.5(e)(iii) or Section 2.5(e)(vi);
(iii) if a holder of a Definitive Note wishes at any time to exchange such Definitive Note for one or more Definitive Notes or transfer such Definitive Note to a transferee who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note in accordance with this Section 2.10, such holder may effect such exchange or transfer upon receipt by the Notes Registrar of (A) a Holder’s Definitive Note properly endorsed for assignment to the transferee, and (B) duly completed certificates in the form of Exhibit J-3, upon receipt of which the Notes Registrar shall then cancel such Definitive Note in accordance herewith, record the transfer in the Notes Register in accordance with Section 2.5(a) and upon execution by the Issuer, the Note Administrator shall authenticate and deliver one or more Definitive Notes bearing the same designation as the Definitive Note endorsed for transfer, registered in the names specified in the assignment described in clause (A) above, in principal amounts designated by the transferee (the aggregate of such principal amounts being equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Definitive Note surrendered by the transferor);
(iv) in the event that the Depository notifies the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depository for a Global Note or if at any time such Depository ceases to be a “Clearing Agency” registered under the Exchange Act and a successor depository is not appointed by the Issuer within ninety (90) days of such notice, the Global Notes deposited with the Depository pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof shall be transferred to the beneficial owners thereof subject to the procedures and conditions set forth in this Section 2.10.
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(b) Any Global Note that is exchanged for a Definitive Note shall be surrendered by the Depository to the Note Administrator’s Corporate Trust Office together with necessary instruction for the registration and delivery of a Definitive Note to the beneficial owners (or such owner’s nominee) holding the ownership interests in such Global Note. Any such transfer shall be made, without charge, and the Note Administrator shall authenticate and deliver, upon such transfer of each portion of such Global Note, an equal aggregate principal amount of Definitive Notes of the same Class and authorized denominations. Any Definitive Notes delivered in exchange for an interest in a Global Note shall, except as otherwise provided by Section 2.5(f), bear the applicable legend set forth in Exhibit A-2, B-2, C-2, D-2, E-2, F-2, G-2, H-2 and I-2 as applicable, and shall be subject to the transfer restrictions referred to in such applicable legend. The Holder of each such registered individual Global Note may transfer such Global Note by surrendering it at the Corporate Trust Office of the Note Administrator, or at the office of the Paying Agent.
(c) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.10(b) above, the registered Holder of a Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Notes.
(d) [Reserved].
(e) In the event of the occurrence of either of the events specified in Section 2.10(a) above, the Issuer shall promptly make available to the Notes Registrar a reasonable supply of Definitive Notes.
Pending the preparation of Definitive Notes pursuant to this Section 2.10, the Issuer may execute and, upon Issuer Order, the Note Administrator shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Notes that are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise reproduced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the Definitive Notes in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the Officers executing such Definitive Notes may determine, as conclusively evidenced by their execution of such Definitive Notes.
If temporary Definitive Notes are issued, the Issuer shall cause permanent Definitive Notes to be prepared without unreasonable delay. The Definitive Notes shall be printed, lithographed, typewritten or otherwise reproduced, or provided by any combination thereof, or in any other manner permitted by the rules and regulations of any applicable notes exchange, all as determined by the Officers executing such Definitive Notes. After the preparation of Definitive Notes, the temporary Notes shall be exchangeable for Definitive Notes upon surrender of the applicable temporary Definitive Notes at the office or agency maintained by the Issuer for such purpose, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Definitive Note, the Issuer shall execute, and the Note Administrator shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange therefor the same aggregate principal amount of Definitive Notes of authorized denominations. Until so exchanged, the temporary Notes shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as Definitive Notes.
Section 2.11 U.S. Tax Treatment of Notes and the Issuer. (a) The Issuer intends that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (i) the Notes (unless held by LCMT or another disregarded entity wholly owned by LCMT or a Subsequent REIT) be treated as debt, (ii) 100% of any retained or repurchased Notes, the Retained Notes and the Membership Interests be beneficially owned by LMNT Holder and (iii) the Issuer be treated as a Qualified REIT Subsidiary or other disregarded entity of a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Each prospective purchaser and any subsequent transferee of a Note or any interest therein shall, by virtue of its purchase or other acquisition of such Note or interest therein, be deemed to have agreed to treat such Note in a manner consistent with the preceding sentence for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
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(b) The Issuer shall account for the Notes and prepare any reports to Noteholders and tax authorities consistent with the intentions expressed in Section 2.11(a) above.
(c) Each Holder of Notes shall timely furnish to the Issuer or its agents any completed U.S. federal income tax form or certification (such as IRS Form W-8BEN (Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting (Individuals)), IRS Form W-8BEN-E (Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for the United States Tax Withholding and Reporting (Entities)) IRS Form W-8IMY (Certificate of Foreign Intermediary, Foreign Flow Through Entity, or Certain U.S. Branches for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting), IRS Form W-9 (Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification), or IRS Form W-8ECI (Certificate of Foreign Person’s Claim that Income Is Effectively Connected With the Conduct of a Trade or Business in the United States) or any successors to such IRS forms) that the Issuer or its agents may reasonably request and shall update or replace such forms or certification in accordance with its terms or its subsequent amendments. Furthermore, Noteholders shall timely furnish any information required pursuant to Section 2.7(d).
(d) The Issuer shall be responsible for all calculations or original issue discount on the Notes, if any.
(e) Each prospective purchaser, any subsequent transferee, and each Holder of a Note or any interest therein shall, by virtue of its purchase or other acquisition of such Note or interest therein, be deemed to agree (i) to provide accurate information and documentation that may be required for the Issuer, the Trustee, the Note Administrator or the Paying Agent to comply with FATCA and (ii) that the Issuer, the Trustee, the Note Administrator or the Paying Agent may (1) provide such information and documentation and any other information concerning its investment in such Notes to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and any other relevant tax authority and (2) take any other actions necessary for the Issuer, the Trustee, the Note Administrator or the Paying Agent to comply with FATCA.
(f) LMNT Holder, by acceptance of any retained or repurchased Notes, the Retained Notes and the Membership Interests, agrees to take no action inconsistent with such treatment and, for so long as any Note is Outstanding, agrees not to sell, transfer (whether by means of an actual transfer or a transfer of beneficial ownership for U.S. federal income tax purposes), convey, setover, pledge or encumber any retained or repurchased Notes, any Retained Notes and/or the Membership Interests, except to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 2.5(n).
Section 2.12 Authenticating Agents. Upon the request of the Issuer, the Note Administrator shall, and if the Note Administrator so chooses the Note Administrator may, pursuant to this Indenture, appoint one (1) or more Authenticating Agents with power to act on its behalf and subject to its direction in the authentication of Notes in connection with issuance, transfers and exchanges under Sections 2.4, 2.5, 2.6 and 8.5 hereof, as fully to all intents and purposes as though each such Authenticating Agent had been expressly authorized by such Sections to authenticate such Notes. For all purposes of this Indenture, the authentication of Notes by an Authenticating Agent pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall be deemed to be the authentication of Notes by the Note Administrator.
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Any Person into which any Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, consolidation or conversion to which any Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the corporate trust business of any Authenticating Agent, shall be the successor of such Authenticating Agent hereunder, without the execution or filing of any further act on the part of the parties hereto or such Authenticating Agent or such successor corporation. Any Authenticating Agent may at any time resign by giving written notice of resignation to the Note Administrator, the Trustee and the Issuer. The Note Administrator may at any time terminate the agency of any Authenticating Agent by giving written notice of termination to such Authenticating Agent, the Trustee and the Issuer. Upon receiving such notice of resignation or upon such a termination, the Note Administrator shall promptly appoint a successor Authenticating Agent and shall give written notice of such appointment to the Issuer.
The Note Administrator agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent appointed by it from time to time reasonable compensation for its services, and reimbursement for its reasonable expenses relating thereto and the Note Administrator shall be entitled to be reimbursed for such payments, subject to Section 6.7 hereof. The provisions of Sections 2.9, 6.4 and 6.5 hereof shall be applicable to any Authenticating Agent.
Section 2.13 Forced Sale on Failure to Comply with Restrictions. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere in this Indenture, any transfer of a Note or interest therein to a U.S. Person who is determined not to have been a QIB (or, if applicable, an IAI) and a Qualified Purchaser at the time of acquisition of the Note or interest therein, or any transfer of a Note or interest therein that could result in the Issuer being subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or that could constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or a violation of any Similar Law, in any case, shall be null and void and any such proposed transfer of which the Issuer, the Note Administrator or the Trustee shall have written notice (which includes via electronic mail) may be disregarded by the Issuer, the Note Administrator and the Trustee for all purposes.
(b) If the Issuer determines that any Holder of a Note has not satisfied the applicable requirements described in Section 2.13(a) above (any such Person a “Non-Permitted Holder”), then the Issuer shall promptly after discovery that such Person is a Non-Permitted Holder by the Issuer or a Responsible Officer of the Paying Agent (and notice by the Paying Agent to the Issuer, if either of them makes the discovery), send notice (or cause notice to be sent) to such Non-Permitted Holder demanding that such Non-Permitted Holder transfer its interest to a Person that is not a Non-Permitted Holder within thirty (30) days of the date of such notice. If such Non-Permitted Holder fails to so transfer its Note or interest therein, the Issuer shall have the right, without further notice to the Non-Permitted Holder, to sell such Note or interest therein to a purchaser selected by the Issuer that is not a Non-Permitted Holder on such terms as the Issuer may choose. The Issuer, or a third party acting on behalf of the Issuer, may select the purchaser by soliciting one or more bids from one or more brokers or other market professionals that regularly deal in securities similar to the Note, and selling such Note to the highest such bidder. However, the Issuer may select a purchaser by any other means determined by it in its sole discretion. The Holder of such Note, the Non-Permitted Holder and each other Person in the chain of title from the Holder to the Non-Permitted Holder, by its acceptance of an interest in the Note, agrees to cooperate with the Issuer and the Note Administrator to effect such transfers. The proceeds of such sale, net of any commissions, expenses and taxes due in connection with such sale shall be remitted to the Non-Permitted Holder. The terms and conditions of any sale under this Section 2.13(b) shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Issuer, and the Issuer shall not be liable to any Person having an interest in the Note sold as a result of any such sale or exercise of such discretion.
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Section 2.14 No Gross Up. The Issuer shall not be obligated to pay any additional amounts to the Holders or beneficial owners of the Notes as a result of any withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges.
Section 2.15 Credit Risk Retention. The Securitization Sponsor shall timely deliver (or cause to be timely delivered) to the Trustee and the Note Administrator any notices contemplated by Section 10.12(a)(v) and (vii) of this Indenture.
Section 2.16 Effect of Benchmark Transition Event.
(a) If a Benchmark Transition Event occurs with respect to any Benchmark, such Benchmark will be replaced with the applicable Benchmark Replacement, as determined by the Collateral Manager. After a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred, any Benchmark and the related Benchmark Determination Date shall be replaced for all purposes of this Indenture and the Notes by the applicable Benchmark Replacement and Benchmark Determination Date determined by the Collateral Manager. Notwithstanding the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, amounts payable on the Notes shall be determined with respect to the then-current Benchmark until the occurrence of the related Benchmark Replacement Date.
(b) The Collateral Manager shall provide prompt notice to the Issuer, the Advancing Agent, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Calculation Agent (if different from the Note Administrator), the Noteholders and the Rating Agencies of its determination that a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred, and prior to any Benchmark Replacement Date, the Collateral Manager shall provide prompt notice to the Issuer, the Advancing Agent, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Calculation Agent (if different from the Note Administrator), the Noteholders and the Rating Agencies of the applicable Benchmark Replacement.
(c) In connection with the occurrence of any Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date, or from time to time thereafter, upon the direction of the Collateral Manager, the Issuer shall cause a supplemental indenture in accordance with Section 8.1(b)(iv) to be entered into to implement a Benchmark Replacement and to make such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, if any, as the Collateral Manager determines may be necessary or desirable to administer, implement or adopt the applicable Benchmark Replacement and the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment. Any failure to amend this Indenture pursuant to Section 8.1(b)(iv) on or prior to the Benchmark Replacement Date shall not affect the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement on such Benchmark Replacement Date, it being understood such matters will be binding upon the parties as described in clause (d) below pending the execution and delivery of any such amendment.
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(d) Any determination, implementation, adoption, decision, proposal or election that may be made by the Collateral Manager with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event, Benchmark Replacement Date, Benchmark Replacement, Benchmark Replacement Adjustment or Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, shall be conclusive and binding on the parties hereto and the Noteholders absent manifest error, may be made in the sole discretion of the Collateral Manager and may be relied upon by the Note Administrator, the Trustee, the Calculation Agent, the Servicer and the Special Servicer without investigation.
(e) The Collateral Manager may (at the Collateral Manager’s expense) assign to another entity any or all of the Collateral Manager’s rights to make determinations with respect to the Benchmark Replacement, but only so long as the Collateral Manager has provided advance notice of such assignment to the Issuer, the Advancing Agent, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Calculation Agent (if different from the Note Administrator), the Noteholders and the Rating Agencies. Any out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by such assignee in discharging its obligations, and any indemnification amounts or liquidated damages payable to such assignee will be payable as Company Administrative Expenses in accordance with the Priority of Payments. Any fees of such assignee will be payable by the Collateral Manager.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, the Collateral Manager may send any notices with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event, Benchmark Replacement Date, Benchmark Replacement, Benchmark Replacement Adjustment, Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes or any other determination or selection made under this Section 2.16, by email (or other electronic communication).
(g) The Collateral Manager shall not have any liability for the determination or selection with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event, Benchmark Replacement Date, Benchmark Replacement, Benchmark Replacement Adjustment, Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes or any other determination or selection made under this Section 2.16 (including, without limitation, whether the conditions for such determination or selection have been satisfied).
Section 2.17 EU/UK Transparency Requirements. The Issuer is hereby designated as the Reporting Entity.
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Section 2.18 Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Accounting Applicable to LCMT’s Treatment of the Class H Notes.
(a) Solely for certain U.S. federal income tax accounting applicable to LCMT, the Class H Notes shall be deemed to be subdivided into each of (i) the “Class H-P Subcomponent”, (ii) the “Class H-XS Subcomponent” and (iii) the “Class H-R Subcomponent” (collectively, the “Class H Subcomponents”).
(b) Deemed Payments to Class H Subcomponents. The Class H-P Subcomponent shall have a subcomponent note balance from time to time equal to the Aggregate Outstanding Portfolio Balance minus the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Classes of Notes (other than the Class H Notes). The Class H-P Subcomponent will not be entitled to payments of Interest Proceeds.
The Class H-XS Subcomponent shall have a reference balance from time to time equal to the Aggregate Outstanding Portfolio Balance minus the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Classes of Notes (other than the Class H Notes) (the “Class H-XS Reference Amount”). The subcomponent note rate on the Class H-XS Subcomponent will equal the product of (a) the difference between (1) the Collateral Net WAC (adjusted for the length of the payment period) and (2) the rate computed by dividing the amount of total interest expense on all Classes of Notes (other than the Class H Notes) by the Aggregate Outstanding Portfolio Balance and (b) a fraction with (1) the numerator equal to the Aggregate Outstanding Portfolio Balance and (2) the denominator equal to the Class H-XS Reference Amount. Such dividend rate will be applied to the Class H-XS Reference Amount.
The Class H-R Subcomponent shall be entitled to any amount remaining after all payments to the Class H-P Subcomponent and the Class H-XS Subcomponent have been made in accordance with the priority of payments described herein.
(i) Interest Proceeds. On each Payment Date, Interest Proceeds shall be deemed paid in the following order of priority:
(1) to the Class H-XS Subcomponent, to the extent of accrued interest thereon; and
(2) to the Class H-R Subcomponent, any remaining Interest Proceeds.
(ii) Principal Proceeds. On each Payment Date, Principal Proceeds shall be deemed paid in the following order of priority:
(1) to the Class H-P Subcomponent, pro rata based on the aggregate outstanding subcomponent note balance, in partial redemption thereof, until the subcomponent note balance of the Class H-P Subcomponent has been reduced to zero; and
(2) to the Class H-R Subcomponent, any remaining Principal Proceeds.
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For the avoidance of doubt, the Note Administrator shall make computations, distributions and reports with respect to the Class H Notes without regard to the Class H Subcomponents and the payments described in this Section 2.18. Furthermore, the Note Administrator shall not be responsible for any tax filings or reporting in respect of the Class H Notes.
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT; PLEDGED COLLATERAL INTERESTS
Section 3.1 General Provisions. The Notes to be issued on the Closing Date shall be executed by the Issuer upon compliance with Section 3.2 and shall be delivered to the Note Administrator for authentication and thereupon the same shall be authenticated and delivered by the Note Administrator upon Issuer Request. The Issuer shall cause the following items to be delivered to the Trustee on or prior to the Closing Date:
(a) an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer (i) attaching a copy of the limited liability company agreement of the Issuer, which authorizes the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Servicing Agreement, the Future Funding Agreement, the Placement Agreement and related documents, the execution, authentication and delivery of the Notes and specifying the Stated Maturity Date of each Class of Notes, the principal amount of each Class of Notes and the applicable Note Interest Rate of each Class of Notes to be authenticated and delivered, and (ii) certifying that (A) the attached copy of the limited liability company agreement is a true and complete copy thereof, (B) such limited liability company agreement has not been terminated and is in full force and effect on and as of the Closing Date and (C) each Officer authorized to execute and deliver such documents hold the office and has the signature indicated thereon;
(b) an opinion of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP (which opinion may be limited to the laws of the State of New York and the federal law of the United States and may assume, among other things, the correctness of the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the owners of Notes pursuant to Sections 2.5(g), (h) and (i)) dated the Closing Date, as to certain matters of New York law and certain United States federal income tax and securities law matters, in a form satisfactory to the Placement Agents;
(c) an opinion of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, special counsel to the Issuer, dated the Closing Date, relating to the validity of the Grant hereunder and the perfection of the Trustee’s security interest in the Collateral;
(d) opinions of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, counsel to the Issuer and the Seller, regarding (i) certain true sale and non-consolidation matters with respect to the Issuer and (ii) certain corporate and enforceability matters with respect to the Issuer, LMNT Holder, LCMT, LFT REIT, the Collateral Manager, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, Lument Structured Finance, LLC and Lument Real Estate Capital Holdings, LLC;
(e) an opinion of Mayer Brown LLP, special counsel to LCMT, dated the Closing Date, regarding its qualification and taxation as a REIT and the Issuer’s qualification as a Qualified REIT Subsidiary or other disregarded entity of LCMT for U.S. federal income tax purposes; (f) opinions of Richards, Layton & Finger P.A., special Delaware counsel to the Issuer and LMNT Holder, dated the Closing Date, regarding certain issues of Delaware law and regarding authority to file bankruptcy;
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(g) an opinion of Mayer Brown LLP, dated as of the Closing Date, regarding certain corporate matters with respect to LFT REIT and LCMT;
(h) an opinion of Miles & Stockbridge PC, dated as of the Closing Date, regarding certain corporate matters with respect to LFT REIT and LCMT;
(i) an opinion of in-house counsel to the Collateral Manager, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, Lument Structured Finance, LLC and Lument Real Estate Capital Holdings, LLC, dated as of the Closing Date, regarding certain corporate matters;
(j) an opinion of (i) in-house counsel to the Note Administrator and (ii) Alston & Bird LLP, counsel to the Note Administrator, each dated as of the Closing Date;
(k) an opinion of Alston & Bird LLP, counsel to Trustee;
(l) an Officer’s Certificate given on behalf of the Issuer and without personal liability, stating that the Issuer is not in Default under this Indenture and that the issuance of the Notes by the Issuer will not result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a Default under, the Governing Documents of the Issuer, any indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer is a party or by which it is bound, or any order of any court or administrative agency entered in any Proceeding to which the Issuer is a party or by which it may be bound or to which it may be subject; that all conditions precedent provided in this Indenture relating to the authentication and delivery of the Notes applied for have been complied with and that all expenses due or accrued with respect to the offering or relating to actions taken on or in connection with the Closing Date have been paid;
(m) executed counterparts of the Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement, the Servicing Agreement, the Collateral Management Agreement, the Advisory Committee Member Agreement, the Participation Agreements, the Future Funding Agreement, the Placement Agreement and the Securities Account Control Agreement;
(n) an Accountants’ Report on applying agreed-upon procedures with respect to certain information concerning the Collateral Interests in the data tape, dated November 10, 2025, an Accountants’ Report on applying agreed-upon procedures with respect to certain information concerning the Collateral Interests in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum of the Issuer, dated November 17, 2025, and the Structural and Collateral Term Sheet, dated November 17, 2025, and an Accountant’s Report on applying agreed-upon procedures with respect to certain information concerning the Collateral Interests in the Offering Memorandum;
(o) evidence of preparation for filing at the appropriate filing office in the District of Columbia of a financing statement, on behalf of the Issuer, relating to the perfection of the lien of this Indenture in that Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing under the UCC; (p) an Issuer Order executed by the Issuer directing the Note Administrator to (i) authenticate the Notes specified therein, in the amounts set forth therein and registered in the name(s) set forth therein and (ii) deliver the authenticated Notes as directed by the Issuer; and
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(q) the Future Funding Indemnitor certifications pursuant to Section 12.5(b).
Section 3.2 Security for Secured Notes. Prior to the issuance of the Notes on the Closing Date, the Issuer shall cause the following conditions to be satisfied:
(a) Grant of Security Interest; Delivery of Collateral Interests. The Grant pursuant to the Granting Clauses of this Indenture of all of the Issuer’s right, title and interest in and to the Collateral and the transfer of all Closing Date Collateral Interests acquired in connection therewith purchased by the Issuer on the Closing Date (as set forth in Schedule A hereto) to the Trustee, without recourse (except as expressly provided in each applicable Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement), in the manner provided in Section 3.3(a) and the crediting to the Custodial Account by the Securities Intermediary of such Closing Date Collateral Interests. On the Closing Date, the Issuer shall transfer the Initial Interest Deposit Amount to the Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, which amount shall be distributed pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(i).
(b) Certificate of the Issuer. A certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Issuer given on behalf of the Issuer and without personal liability, dated as of the Closing Date, delivered to the Trustee and the Note Administrator, to the effect that, in the case of each Closing Date Collateral Interest pledged to the Trustee for inclusion in the Collateral on the Closing Date and immediately prior to the delivery thereof on the Closing Date:
(i) the Issuer is the owner of such Closing Date Collateral Interest free and clear of any liens, claims or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever except for those which are being released on the Closing Date;
(ii) the Issuer has acquired its ownership in such Closing Date Collateral Interest in good faith without notice of any adverse claim, except as described in paragraph (i) above;
(iii) the Issuer has not assigned, pledged or otherwise encumbered any interest in such Closing Date Collateral Interest (or, if any such interest has been assigned, pledged or otherwise encumbered, it has been released) other than interests Granted pursuant to this Indenture;
(iv) the Asset Documents with respect to such Closing Date Collateral Interest do not prohibit the Issuer from Granting a security interest in and assigning and pledging such Closing Date Collateral Interest to the Trustee;
(v) the information set forth with respect to each such Closing Date Collateral Interest in Schedule A is true and correct; (vi) the Closing Date Collateral Interests included in the Collateral satisfy the requirements of Section 3.2(a);
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(vii) (1) the Grant pursuant to the Granting Clauses of this Indenture shall, upon execution and delivery of this Indenture by the parties hereto, result in a valid and continuing security interest in favor of the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties in all of the Issuer’s right, title and interest in and to the Closing Date Collateral Interests pledged to the Trustee for inclusion in the Collateral on the Closing Date; and
(2) upon the delivery of each mortgage note evidencing the obligations of the borrowers under each Collateral Interest to the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee, at the Custodian’s office in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Trustee’s security interest in all Collateral Interests shall be a validly perfected, first priority security interest under the UCC as in effect in the State of Minnesota.
(c) Rating Letters. The Issuer’s receipt of a signed letter from the Rating Agencies confirming that (i) the Class A Notes have been issued with a rating of “AAAsf” by Fitch and “AAA(sf)” by KBRA (ii) the Class A-S Notes have been issued with a rating of “AAAsf” by Fitch and at least “AAA(sf)” by KBRA, (iii) the Class B Notes have been issued with a rating of at least “AA-sf” by Fitch and at least “AA-(sf)” by KBRA, (iv) the Class C Notes have been issued with a rating of at least “A-sf” by Fitch and at least “A-(sf)” by KBRA, (v) the Class D Notes have been issued with a rating of at least “BBBsf” by Fitch and at least “BBB(sf)” by KBRA, (vi) the Class E Notes have been issued with a rating of at least “BBB-(sf)” by KBRA, (vii) the Class F Notes have been issued with a rating of at least “BB-(sf)” by KBRA and (viii) the Class G Notes have been issued with a rating of at least “B-(sf)” by KBRA, and that such ratings are in full force and effect on the Closing Date.
(d) Accounts. Evidence of the establishment of the Payment Account, the Reinvestment Account, the Custodial Account, the Collection Account, the Expense Reserve Account, the Future Funding Reserve Account and the Participated Loan Collection Account.
(e) Deposit to Expense Reserve Account. On the Closing Date, the Issuer shall deposit U.S.$100,000 into the Expense Reserve Account from the gross proceeds of the offering of the Notes.
(f) Deposit to Unused Proceeds Account. On the Closing Date, the Issuer shall deposit into the Unused Proceeds Account, U.S.$0.
(g) Deposit to Reinvestment Account. On the Closing Date, the Issuer shall deposit into the Reinvestment Account, U.S.$5,815,885.97.
Section 3.3 Transfer of Collateral. (a) Computershare Trust Company, National Association, acting through its Document Custody division (in such capacity, the “Custodian”), is hereby appointed as Custodian to hold all of the mortgage notes or participation certificates required to be delivered to it by the Issuer on the Closing Date or on the closing date of the acquisition of any Reinvestment Collateral Interest or Exchange Collateral Interest, at its office in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Any successor to the Custodian shall be a U.S. state or national bank or trust company that is not an Affiliate of the Issuer and has capital and surplus of at least U.S.$200,000,000 and whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” by Fitch and “BBB+” by KBRA (if rated by KBRA, or if not rated by KBRA, an equivalent (or higher) rating by any two other NRSROs (which may include Fitch)). Subject to the limited right to relocate Collateral set forth in Section 7.5(b), the Custodian shall hold all Asset Documents at its Corporate Trust Office.
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(b) All Eligible Investments and other investments purchased in accordance with this Indenture in the respective Accounts in which the funds used to purchase such investments shall be held in accordance with Article 10 and, in respect of each Indenture Account, the Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties shall have entered into a securities account control agreement with the Issuer, as debtor and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as “securities intermediary” (within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(14) of the UCC as in effect in the State of New York) (together with its permitted successors and assigns in the trusts hereunder, the “Securities Intermediary”), and the Trustee, as secured party (the “Securities Account Control Agreement”) providing, inter alia, that the establishment and maintenance of such Indenture Account will be governed by the law of the State of New York. The security interest of the Trustee in Collateral shall be perfected and otherwise evidenced as follows:
(i) in the case of such Collateral consisting of Security Entitlements, by the Issuer (A) causing the Securities Intermediary, in accordance with the Securities Account Control Agreement, to indicate by book entry that a Financial Asset has been credited to the Custodial Account and (B) causing the Securities Intermediary to agree pursuant to the Securities Account Control Agreement that it will comply with Entitlement Orders originated by or on behalf of the Trustee with respect to each such Security Entitlement without further consent by the Issuer;
(ii) in the case of Collateral that consists of Instruments or Certificated Securities (the “Minnesota Collateral”), to the extent that any such Minnesota Collateral does not constitute a Financial Asset forming the basis of a Security Entitlement acquired by the Trustee pursuant to clause (i), by the Issuer causing (A) the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, to acquire possession of such Minnesota Collateral in the State of Minnesota or (B) another Person (other than the Issuer or a Person controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, the Issuer) (1) to (x) take possession of such Minnesota Collateral in the State of Minnesota and (y) authenticate a record acknowledging that it holds such possession for the benefit of the Trustee or (2) to (x) authenticate a record acknowledging that it will hold possession of such Minnesota Collateral for the benefit of the Trustee and (y) take possession of such Minnesota Collateral in the State of Minnesota;
(iii) in the case of Collateral that consist of General Intangibles and all other Collateral of the Issuer in which a security interest may be perfected by filing a financing statement under Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in the District of Columbia, filing or causing the filing of a UCC financing statement naming the Issuer as debtor and the Trustee as secured party, which financing statement reasonably identifies all such Collateral, with the Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia; and
(iv) in the case of Collateral that consists of Cash on deposit in any Servicing Account managed by the Servicer or Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, to deposit such Cash in a Servicing Account, which Servicing Account is in the name of the Servicer or Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee.
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(c) The Issuer hereby authorizes the filing of UCC financing statements describing as the collateral covered thereby “all of the debtor’s personal property and Collateral,” or words to that effect, notwithstanding that such wording may be broader in scope than the Collateral described in this Indenture.
(d) Without limiting the foregoing, the Trustee shall cause the Note Administrator to take such different or additional action as the Trustee may be advised by advice of counsel to the Trustee, Note Administrator or the Issuer (delivered to the Trustee and the Note Administrator) is reasonably required in order to maintain the perfection and priority of the security interest of the Trustee in the event of any change in applicable law or regulation, including Articles 8 and 9 of the UCC and Treasury Regulations governing transfers of interests in Government Items (it being understood that the Note Administrator shall be entitled to rely upon an Opinion of Counsel, including an Opinion of Counsel delivered in accordance with Section 3.1(c), as to the need to file any financing statements or continuation statements, the dates by which such filings are required to be made and the jurisdictions in which such filings are required to be made).
(e) Without limiting any of the foregoing, in connection with each Grant of a Collateral Interest hereunder, the Issuer shall deliver (or cause to be delivered by the Seller) to the Custodian, in each case to the extent specified on the closing checklist in the form of Exhibit K attached hereto for such Collateral Interest provided to the Custodian (with a copy to the Servicer) by the Issuer (or the Seller) the following documents (collectively, together with any additional documents required to be added to the Collateral Interest File, the “Collateral Interest File”):
(i) if such Collateral Interest is a Commercial Real Estate Loan:
(1) the original mortgage note or promissory note, as applicable, bearing all intervening endorsements, endorsed in blank or endorsed “Pay to the order of LMNT CRE 2025-FL3, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, without recourse, except as expressly set forth in that certain Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2025” and signed in the name of the last endorsee by an authorized Person (or, if such original mortgage note or promissory note, as applicable, has been lost, an affidavit to such effect from the originator thereof or another prior holder and a customary indemnity from such originator in favor of the Issuer for any costs, losses or damages arising from the failure to deliver the original mortgage note or promissory note, as applicable, together with a copy of such mortgage note or promissory note, as applicable);
(2) an original blanket assignment of all unrecorded documents with respect to such Commercial Real Estate Loan to the Issuer or in the name of the Issuer, in each case in form and substance acceptable for recording;
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(3) the original or a copy of any guarantee executed in connection with the mortgage note or promissory note, if any; (4) the original mortgage with evidence of recording thereon, or a copy thereof together with an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer (or the Seller) certifying that such represents a true and correct copy of the original and that such original has been submitted or delivered to an escrow agent for recordation in the appropriate governmental recording office of the jurisdiction where the encumbered property is located, in which case, recordation information shall not be required;
(5) the originals of all assumption, modification, consolidation or extension agreements with evidence of recording thereon (or a copy thereof together with an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer (or the Seller) certifying that such represents a true and correct copy of the original and that such original has been submitted or delivered to an escrow agent for recordation in the appropriate governmental recording office of the jurisdiction where the encumbered property is located, in which case, recordation information shall not be required), together with any other recorded document relating to the Commercial Real Estate Loan otherwise included in the Collateral Interest File;
(6) the original assignment of mortgage in blank or in the name of the Issuer, in form and substance acceptable for recording and signed in the name of the last endorsee;
(7) the originals of all intervening assignments of mortgage, if any, with evidence of recording thereon, showing an unbroken chain of title from the originator thereof to the last endorsee, or copies thereof together with an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer certifying that such represent true and correct copies of the originals and that such originals have each been submitted or delivered to an escrow agent for recordation in the appropriate governmental recording office of the jurisdiction where the encumbered property is located, in which case, recordation information shall not be required;
(8) an original or copy (which may be in the form of an electronically issued title policy) mortgagee policy of title insurance or a conformed version of the mortgagee’s title insurance commitment either marked as binding for insurance or attached to an escrow closing letter, countersigned by the title company or its authorized agent if the original mortgagee’s title insurance policy has not yet been issued;
(9) the original or a copy of any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document executed in connection with the Commercial Real Estate Loan, if any;
(10) the original assignment of leases and rents, if any, with evidence of recording thereon, or a copy thereof together with an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer certifying that such copy represents a true and correct copy of the original that has been submitted or delivered to an escrow agent for recordation in the appropriate governmental recording office of the jurisdiction where the encumbered property is located, in which case, recordation information shall not be required; (11) the original assignment of any assignment of leases and rents in blank or in the name of the Issuer, in form and substance acceptable for recording;
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(12) a filed copy of the UCC-1 financing statements with evidence of filing thereon, and UCC-3 assignments in blank, which UCC-3 assignments shall be in form and substance acceptable for filing;
(13) the original or a copy of any related loan agreement;
(14) the original or a copy of any related guarantee;
(15) the original or a copy of the environmental indemnity agreement, if any;
(16) the original of any general collateral assignment of all other documents held by the Issuer in connection with the Commercial Real Estate Loan;
(17) an original or a copy of any disbursement letter from the collateral obligor to the original mortgagee;
(18) an original or a copy of the survey of the related Mortgaged Properties;
(19) a copy of any property management agreements;
(20) a copy of any ground leases;
(21) a copy of any related environmental insurance policy and environmental report with respect to the related Mortgaged Properties;
(22) with respect to any Commercial Real Estate Loan with related mezzanine or other subordinate debt (other than a companion participation), a copy of any related co-lender agreement, intercreditor agreement, subordination agreement or other similar agreement;
(23) [Reserved]; and
(24) a copy of any opinion of counsel issued in connection with such Commercial Real Estate Loan;
(ii) if such Collateral Interest is a Participation:
(1) each of the documents specified in (i) above with respect to the related Commercial Real Estate Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Loan);
(2) an original or a copy of the related Participation Agreement; (3) an original of any participation certificate if any evidencing such Participation in the name of the Issuer;
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(4) a copy of any related companion participation certificate; and
(5) an original assignment of the participation certificate evidencing such Participation endorsed in blank by the Issuer.
With respect to any documents which have been delivered or are being delivered to recording offices for recording and have not been returned to the Issuer (or the Seller) in time to permit their delivery hereunder at the time required, the Issuer (or the Seller) may satisfy the delivery requires set forth in this Section 3.3(e) by delivering an electronically filed copy of such document; provided, that, the Issuer (or the Seller) shall deliver such original recorded documents to the Custodian promptly when received by the Issuer (or the Seller) from the applicable recording office.
(f) The execution and delivery of this Indenture by the Custodian shall constitute certification that (i) each original note and participation certificate, if applicable, required to be delivered to the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee by the Issuer (or the Seller) and all allonges thereto, if any, have been received by the Custodian (directly or through a bailee); and (ii) such original note and participation certificate, if applicable, has been reviewed by the Custodian and (A) appears regular on its face (handwritten additions, changes or corrections shall not constitute irregularities if initialed by the borrower), (B) appears to have been executed and (C) purports to relate to the related Collateral Interest. The Custodian agrees to review or cause to be reviewed the Collateral Interest Files within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, and to deliver to the Issuer, the Note Administrator, the Servicer, the Collateral Manager and the Trustee a certification in the form of Exhibit L attached hereto, indicating, subject to any exceptions found by it in such review (and any related exception report and any subsequent reports thereto shall be delivered to the other parties hereto, the Servicer in electronic format, including Excel-compatible format), (A) those documents referred to in Section 3.3(e) that have been received, and (B) that such documents have been executed, appear on their face to be what they purport to be, purport to be recorded or filed (as applicable) and have not been torn, mutilated or otherwise defaced, and appear on their faces to relate to the Collateral Interest. The Custodian shall have no responsibility for reviewing the Collateral Interest File except as expressly set forth in this Section 3.3(f). None of the Trustee, the Note Administrator, and the Custodian shall be under any duty or obligation to inspect, review, or examine any such documents, instruments or certificates to independently determine that they are valid, genuine, enforceable, legally sufficient, duly authorized, or appropriate for the represented purpose, whether the text of any assignment or endorsement is in proper or recordable form (except to determine if the endorsement conforms to the requirements of Section 3.3(e)), whether any document has been recorded in accordance with the requirements of any applicable jurisdiction, to independently determine that any document has actually been filed or recorded in the appropriate office, that any document is other than what it purports to be on its face, or whether the title insurance policies relate to the Mortgaged Property.
(g) No later than the one hundred twentieth (120th) day after the Closing Date and quarterly thereafter until the day on which all material exceptions have been removed, the Custodian shall (i) deliver to the Issuer, with a copy to the Note Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Collateral Manager a final exception report (which report and any updates or modifications thereto shall be delivered in electronic format, including Excel-compatible format) as to any remaining documents that are required to be, but are not in the Collateral Interest File and (ii) request that the Issuer cause such document deficiency to be cured.
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(h) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(i) from time to time upon the request of the Trustee, Collateral Manager, Servicer or Special Servicer, the Issuer shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Custodian any Asset Document in the possession of the Issuer and not previously delivered hereunder (including originals of Asset Documents not previously required to be delivered as originals) and as to which the Trustee, Collateral Manager, Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have reasonably determined, or shall have been advised, to be necessary or appropriate for the administration of such Commercial Real Estate Loan hereunder or under the Servicing Agreement or for the protection of the security interest of the Trustee under this Indenture;
(ii) in connection with any delivery of documents to the Custodian pursuant to clause (i) above, the Custodian shall deliver to the Collateral Manager and the Servicer, on behalf of the Issuer, a Certification in the form of Exhibit L acknowledging the receipt of such documents by the Custodian and that it is holding such documents subject to the terms of this Indenture; and
(iii) from time to time upon request of the Collateral Manager, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, the Custodian shall, upon delivery by the Collateral Manager, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, of a request in the form of Exhibit M hereto (a “Request for Release”), release to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, such of the Asset Documents then in its custody as the Collateral Manager, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, reasonably so requests. By submission of any such Request for Release, the Collateral Manager, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that it has determined in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard or the Servicing Standard, respectively, set forth in the Collateral Management Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as the case may be, that the requested release is necessary for the administration of such Commercial Real Estate Loan hereunder or under the Collateral Management Agreement or under the Servicing Agreement or for the protection of the security interest of the Trustee under this Indenture. The Collateral Manager, the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall return to the Custodian each Asset Document released from custody pursuant to this clause (iii) within twenty (20) Business Days of receipt thereof (except such Asset Documents as are released in connection with a sale, exchange or other disposition, in each case only as permitted under this Indenture, of the related Collateral Interest that is consummated within such twenty (20)-day period). Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this clause (iii), any note, participation certificate or other instrument evidencing a Pledged Collateral Interest shall be released only for the purpose of (1) a sale, exchange or other disposition of such Pledged Collateral Interest that is permitted in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, (2) presentation, collection, renewal or registration of transfer of such Collateral Interest or (3) in the case of any note, in connection with a payment in full of all amounts owing under such note. The Custodian shall not be responsible for the contents of any Collateral Interest File while not in the Custodian’s possession pursuant to a Request for Release.
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(i) As of the Closing Date (with respect to the Collateral owned or existing as of the Closing Date) and each date on which any Collateral is acquired (only with respect to each Collateral so acquired or arising after the Closing Date), the Issuer represents and warrants as follows:
(i) this Indenture creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the UCC) in the Collateral in favor of the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties, which security interest is prior to all other liens, and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from the Issuer;
(ii) the Issuer owns and has good and marketable title to such Collateral free and clear of any lien, claim or encumbrance of any Person;
(iii) in the case of each Collateral, the Issuer has acquired its ownership in such Collateral in good faith without notice of any adverse claim as defined in Section 8-102(a)(1) of the UCC as in effect on the date hereof;
(iv) other than the security interest granted to the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Indenture, the Issuer has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in, or otherwise conveyed any of the Collateral;
(v) the Issuer has not authorized the filing of, and is not aware of, any financing statements against the Issuer that include a description of collateral covering the Collateral other than any financing statement (x) relating to the security interest granted to the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties hereunder or (y) that has been terminated; the Issuer is not aware of any judgment lien, Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation lien or tax lien filings against the Issuer;
(vi) the Issuer has received all consents and approvals required by the terms of each Collateral and the Transaction Documents to grant to the Trustee its interest and rights in such Collateral hereunder;
(vii) the Issuer has caused or will have caused, within ten (10) days, the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under applicable law in order to perfect the security interest in the Collateral granted to the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties hereunder;
(viii) all of the Collateral constitutes one or more of the following categories: an Instrument, a General Intangible, a Certificated Security or an uncertificated security, or a Financial Asset in which a Security Entitlement has been created and that has been or will have been credited to a Securities Account and proceeds of all the foregoing;
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(ix) the Securities Intermediary has agreed to treat all Collateral credited to the Custodial Account as a Financial Asset; (x) the Issuer has delivered a fully executed Securities Account Control Agreement pursuant to which the Securities Intermediary has agreed to comply with all instructions originated by the Trustee relating to the Indenture Accounts without further consent of the Issuer; none of the Indenture Accounts is in the name of any Person other than the Issuer, the Note Administrator or the Trustee; the Issuer has not consented to the Securities Intermediary to comply with any Entitlement Orders in respect of the Indenture Accounts and any Security Entitlement credited to any of the Indenture Accounts originated by any Person other than the Trustee or the Note Administrator on behalf of the Trustee;
(xi) (A) all original executed copies of each promissory note, participation certificate or other writings that constitute or evidence any pledged obligation that constitutes an Instrument have been delivered to the Custodian for the benefit of the Trustee and (B) none of the promissory notes, participation certificates or other writings that constitute or evidence such collateral has any marks or notations indicating that they have been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed by the Issuer to any Person other than the Trustee;
(xii) each of the Indenture Accounts constitutes a Securities Account in respect of which Computershare Trust Company, National Association has agreed to be Securities Intermediary pursuant to the Securities Account Control Agreement on behalf of the Trustee as secured party under this Indenture.
(j) The Note Administrator shall cause all Eligible Investments delivered to the Note Administrator on behalf of the Issuer (upon receipt by the Note Administrator thereof) to be promptly credited to the applicable Account.
ARTICLE IV
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
Section 4.1 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture. This Indenture shall be discharged and shall cease to be of further effect except as to (i) rights of registration of transfer and exchange, (ii) substitution of mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes, (iii) rights of Noteholders to receive payments of principal thereof and interest thereon, (iv) the rights, protections, indemnities and immunities of the Note Administrator (in each of its capacities), the Custodian and the Trustee and the specific obligations set forth below hereunder, (v) the rights, obligations and immunities of the Collateral Manager, the Servicer and the Special Servicer hereunder, under the Collateral Management Agreement and under the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, and (vi) the rights of Noteholders as beneficiaries hereof with respect to the property deposited with the Custodian or Securities Intermediary (on behalf of the Trustee) and payable to all or any of them (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture) when:
(a) (i) either:
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(1) all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered to Noteholders (other than (A) Notes which have been mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.6 and (B) Notes for which payment has theretofore irrevocably been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Issuer or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 7.3) have been delivered to the Notes Registrar for cancellation; or (2) all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Notes Registrar for cancellation (A) have become due and payable, or (B) shall become due and payable at their Stated Maturity Date within one year, or (C) are to be called for redemption pursuant to Article 9 under an arrangement satisfactory to the Note Administrator for the giving of notice of redemption by the Issuer pursuant to Section 9.3 and either (x) the Issuer has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Note Administrator, Cash or non-callable direct obligations of the United States of America; which obligations are entitled to the full faith and credit of the United States of America or are debt obligations which are rated “AAA” by Fitch in an amount sufficient, as recalculated by a firm of Independent nationally-recognized certified public accountants, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness (including, in the case of a redemption pursuant to Section 9.1, the Redemption Price) on such Notes not theretofore delivered to the Note Administrator for cancellation, for principal and interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Notes which have become due and payable), or to the respective Stated Maturity Date or the respective Redemption Date, as the case may be or (y) in the event all of the Collateral is liquidated following the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Article 5, the Issuer shall have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Note Administrator, all proceeds of such liquidation of the Collateral, for payment in accordance with the Priority of Payments;
(ii) the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid all other sums then due and payable hereunder (including any amounts then due and payable pursuant to the Collateral Management Agreement and the Servicing Agreement) by the Issuer and no other amounts are scheduled to be due and payable by the Issuer other than Dissolution Expenses; and
(iii) the Issuer has delivered to the Trustee and the Note Administrator Officer’s Certificates and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with;
provided, however, that in the case of clause (a)(i)(2)(x) above, the Issuer has delivered to the Trustee and Note Administrator an opinion of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP or Mayer Brown LLP or an opinion of another nationally recognized tax counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that the Noteholders would recognize no income gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture; or
(b) (i) the Issuer has delivered to the Trustee and Note Administrator a certificate stating that (1) there is no Collateral (other than (x) the Collateral Management Agreement, the Servicing Agreement and the Servicing Accounts related thereto and the Securities Account Control Agreement and the Indenture Accounts related thereto and (y) Cash in an amount not greater than the Dissolution Expenses) that remain subject to the lien of this Indenture, and (2) all funds on deposit in or to the credit of the Accounts have been distributed in accordance with the terms of this Indenture or have otherwise been irrevocably deposited with the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement for such purpose; and (ii) the Issuer has delivered to the Note Administrator and the Trustee Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.
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Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the rights and obligations of the Issuer, the Trustee, the Note Administrator, and, if applicable, the Noteholders, as the case may be, under Sections 2.7, 4.2, 5.4(d), 5.9, 5.18, 6.7, 7.3 and 14.12 hereof shall survive.
Section 4.2 Application of Amounts held in Trust. All amounts deposited with the Note Administrator pursuant to Section 4.1 shall be held in trust and applied by it in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture (including, without limitation, the Priority of Payments) to the payment of the principal and interest, either directly or through any Paying Agent, as the Note Administrator may determine, and such amounts shall be held in a segregated account identified as being held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
Section 4.3 Repayment of Amounts Held by Paying Agent. In connection with the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Notes, all amounts then held by any Paying Agent, upon demand of the Issuer, shall be remitted to the Note Administrator to be held and applied pursuant to Section 7.3 hereof and, in the case of amounts payable on the Notes, in accordance with the Priority of Payments and thereupon such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such amounts.
Section 4.4 Limitation on Obligation to Incur Company Administrative Expenses. If at any time after an Event of Default has occurred and the Notes have been declared immediately due and payable, the sum of (i) Eligible Investments, (ii) Cash and (iii) amounts reasonably expected to be received by the Issuer with respect to the Collateral Interests in Cash during the current Due Period (as certified by the Collateral Manager in its reasonable judgment) is less than the sum of Dissolution Expenses and any accrued and unpaid Company Administrative Expenses, then notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the Issuer shall no longer be required to incur Company Administrative Expenses as otherwise required by this Indenture to any Person, other than with respect to fees and indemnities of, and other payments, charges and expenses incurred in connection with opinions, reports or services to be provided to or for the benefit of, the Trustee, the Note Administrator, or any of their respective Affiliates. Any failure to pay such amounts or provide or obtain such opinions, reports or services no longer required hereunder shall not constitute a Default hereunder.
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ARTICLE V
REMEDIES
Section 5.1 Events of Default.
“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):
(a) a default in the payment of any interest on any of the Class A Notes, Class A-S Notes, Class B Notes, Class C Notes, Class D Notes or Class E Notes (or, if none of the Class A Notes, Class A-S Notes, Class B Notes, Class C Notes, Class D Notes or Class E Notes are Outstanding, any Note of the most senior Class Outstanding) when the same becomes due and payable and the continuation of any such default for three (3) Business Days after a Trust Officer of the Note Administrator has actual knowledge or receives notice from any holder of Notes of such payment default; provided that in the case of a failure to disburse funds due to an administrative error or omission by the Collateral Manager, the Note Administrator, the Trustee or any paying agent, such failure continues for five (5) Business Days after a trust officer of the Note Administrator receives written notice or has actual knowledge of such administrative error or omission; or
(b) a default in the payment of principal (or the related Redemption Price, if applicable) of any Class of Notes when the same becomes due and payable, at its Stated Maturity Date or any Redemption Date; provided, in each case, that in the case of a failure to disburse funds due to an administrative error or omission by the Collateral Manager, the Note Administrator, Trustee or any paying agent, such failure continues for five (5) Business Days after a trust officer of the Note Administrator receives written notice or has actual knowledge of such administrative error or omission; or
(c) the failure on any Payment Date to disburse amounts in excess of $100,000 available in the Payment Account in accordance with the Priority of Payments set forth under Section 11.1(a) (other than a default in payment described in clause (a) or (b) above), which failure continues for a period of three (3) Business Days or, in the case of a failure to disburse such amounts due to an administrative error or omission by the Note Administrator, Trustee or Paying Agent, which failure continues for five (5) Business Days; or
(d) either of the Issuer or the pool of Collateral becomes an investment company required to be registered under the 1940 Act; or
(e) a default in any material respect in the performance, or breach, of any other covenant or other agreement of the Issuer (other than the covenant to make the payments described in clauses (a), (b) or (c) above or to satisfy the Note Protection Tests) or any representation or warranty of the Issuer hereunder or in any certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith proves to be incorrect in any material respect when made, and the continuation of such default or breach for a period of 30 days (or, if such default, breach or failure has an adverse effect on the validity, perfection or priority of the security interest granted hereunder, 15 days) after the Issuer or the Collateral Manager has actual knowledge thereof or after notice thereof to the Issuer by the Trustee or to the Issuer, the Collateral Manager and the Trustee by Holders of at least 25%, by Aggregate Outstanding Amount, of the Controlling Class; or (f) the entry of a decree or order by a court having competent jurisdiction adjudging the Issuer as bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Issuer under the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, or sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Issuer or of any substantial part of its property, respectively, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or
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(g) the institution by the Issuer of proceedings to be adjudicated as bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it 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 the Bankruptcy Code or any other similar applicable law, or the consent by it to the filing of any such petition or to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Issuer or of any substantial part of its property, respectively, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or the taking of any action by the Issuer in furtherance of any such action; or
(h) one or more final judgments being rendered against the Issuer which exceed, in the aggregate, U.S.$1,000,000 and which remain unstayed, undischarged and unsatisfied for 30 days after such judgment(s) becomes nonappealable, unless adequate funds have been reserved or set aside for the payment thereof, and unless (except as otherwise specified in writing by the Rating Agencies) a No Downgrade Confirmation has been received from each Rating Agency; or
(i) the Issuer loses its status as a Qualified REIT Subsidiary or other disregarded entity of LCMT or another REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes, unless (A) within 90 days, the Issuer either (1) delivers an opinion of nationally recognized tax counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that, notwithstanding the Issuer’s loss of Qualified REIT Subsidiary or disregarded entity status for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Issuer is not, and has not been subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis and the Noteholders are not otherwise materially adversely affected by the loss of Qualified REIT Subsidiary or disregarded entity status for U.S. federal income tax purposes or (2) receives an amount from the Holders of the Class H Notes sufficient to discharge in full the amounts then due and unpaid on the Notes and amounts and expenses described in clauses (1) and (2) under Section 11.1(a)(iii) in accordance with the Priority of Payments or (B) all Classes of the Notes are subject to a Tax Redemption announced by the Issuer in compliance with this Indenture, and such redemption has not been rescinded.
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Upon becoming aware of the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Issuer, shall promptly notify (or shall procure the prompt notification of) the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Collateral Manager, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the EU/UK Reporting Administrator in writing. If the Collateral Manager or Note Administrator has actual knowledge of the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Collateral Manager or Note Administrator shall promptly notify, in writing, the Issuer, the Trustee, the EU/UK Reporting Administrator, the Noteholders and the Rating Agencies of the occurrence of such Event of Default.
Section 5.2 Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment. (a) If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing (other than the Events of Default specified in Section 5.1(f) or 5.1(g)), the Trustee may, and shall at the direction of a Majority, by outstanding principal amount, of each Class of Offered Notes voting as a separate Class (excluding any Notes owned by the Collateral Manager, LCMT or any of their respective Affiliates), or if no Class of Offered Notes is outstanding, a Majority, by outstanding principal amount, of the Class F Notes, or, if no Class of Offered Notes and no Class F Notes are outstanding, a Majority, by outstanding principal amount, of the Class G Notes, declare the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on all the Notes to be immediately due and payable (and any such acceleration shall automatically terminate the Reinvestment Period). Upon any such declaration such principal, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and other amounts payable thereunder in accordance with the Priority of Payments will become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default described in Section 5.1(f) or 5.1(g) above occurs, such an acceleration shall occur automatically and without any further action, and any such acceleration shall automatically terminate the Reinvestment Period. If the Notes are accelerated, payments shall be made in the order and priority set forth in Section 11.1(a) hereof.
(b) At any time after such a declaration of acceleration of Maturity of the Notes has been made, and before a judgment or decree for payment of the amounts due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter provided in this Article 5, a Majority of each Class of Offered Notes (voting as a separate Class), or if no Class of Offered Notes is outstanding, a majority by outstanding principal amount of the Class F Notes and the Class G Notes, other than with respect to an Event of Default specified in Section 5.1(d), 5.1(f), 5.1(g), or 5.1(i), by written notice to the Issuer and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:
(i) the Issuer has paid or deposited with the Note Administrator a sum sufficient to pay:
(A) all unpaid installments of interest on and principal on the Notes that would be due and payable hereunder if the Event of Default giving rise to such acceleration had not occurred;
(B) all unpaid taxes of the Issuer, Company Administrative Expenses and other sums paid or advanced by or otherwise due and payable to the Note Administrator or to the Trustee hereunder;
(C) with respect to the Advancing Agent, the Backup Advancing Agent and the Trustee, any amount due and payable for unreimbursed Interest Advances and Reimbursement Interest; (D) with respect to the Collateral Management Agreement, any Collateral Manager Fee then due and any Company Administrative Expense due and payable to the Collateral Manager thereunder; and
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(ii) the Trustee has received notice that all Events of Default, other than the non-payment of the interest and principal on the Notes that have become due solely by such acceleration, have been cured and a Majority of the Controlling Class, by written notice to the Trustee, has agreed with such notice (which agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) or waived as provided in Section 5.14.
At any such time that the Trustee, subject to Section 5.2(b), shall rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences as permitted hereinabove, the Collateral shall be preserved in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.5 with respect to the Event of Default that gave rise to such declaration; provided, however, that if such preservation of the Collateral is rescinded pursuant to Section 5.5, the Notes may be accelerated pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 5.2, notwithstanding any previous rescission and annulment of a declaration of acceleration pursuant to this paragraph.
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
(c) Subject to Sections 5.4 and 5.5, a Majority of the Controlling Class shall have the right to direct the Trustee in the conduct of any Proceedings for any remedy available to the Trustee or in the sale of any or all of the Collateral; provided that (i) such direction will not conflict with any rule of law or this Indenture; (ii) the Trustee may take any other action not inconsistent with such direction; (iii) the Trustee has received security or indemnity satisfactory to it; and (iv) any direction to undertake a sale of the Collateral may be made only as described in Section 5.17. The Trustee shall be entitled to refuse to take any action absent such direction.
(d) As security for the payment by the Issuer of the compensation and expenses of the Trustee, the Custodian, the Note Administrator, and any sums the Trustee, the Custodian, or Note Administrator shall be entitled to receive as indemnification by the Issuer, the Issuer hereby grants the Trustee a lien on the Collateral, which lien is senior to the lien of the Holders of the Secured Notes. The Trustee’s lien shall be subject to the Priority of Payments and exercisable by the Trustee only if the Notes have been declared due and payable following an Event of Default and such acceleration has not been rescinded or annulled.
(e) A Majority of each Class of Notes may, prior to the time a judgment or decree for the payment of amounts due has been obtained by the Trustee, waive any past Default on behalf of the holders of all the Notes and its consequences in accordance with Section 5.14.
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Section 5.3 Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee. (a) The Issuer covenants that if a Default shall occur in respect of the payment of any interest on any Class A Note, the payment of principal on any Class A Note (but only after interest with respect to the Class A Notes and any amounts payable pursuant to Section 11.1(a) having a higher priority have been paid in full), the payment of interest on any Class A-S Note (but only after interest and principal with respect to the Class A Notes and any amounts payable pursuant to Section 11.1(a) having a higher priority have been paid in full), the payment of principal on any Class A-S Note (but only after interest and principal with respect to the Class A Notes and interest with respect to the Class A-S Notes and any amounts payable pursuant to Section 11.1(a) having a higher priority have been paid in full), the payment of interest on any Class B Note (but only after interest with respect to the Class A Notes and the Class A-S Notes and any amounts payable pursuant to Section 11.1(a) having a higher priority have been paid in full), the payment of principal on any Class B Note (but only after interest and principal with respect to the Class A Notes and the Class A-S Notes and interest with respect to the Class B Notes and any amounts payable pursuant to Section 11.1(a) having a higher priority have been paid in full), the payment of interest on any Class C Note (but only after interest with respect to the Class A Notes, the Class A-S Notes and Class B Notes and any amounts payable pursuant to Section 11.1(a) having a higher priority have been paid in full), the payment of principal on any Class C Note (but only after interest and principal with respect to the Class A Notes, the Class A-S Notes and the Class B Notes and interest with respect to the Class C Notes and any amounts payable pursuant to Section 11.1(a) having a higher priority have been paid in full), the payment of interest on any Class D Note (but only after interest with respect to the Class A Notes, the Class A-S Notes, the Class B Notes and the Class C Notes and any amounts payable pursuant to Section 11.1(a) having a higher priority have been paid in full) or the payment of principal on any Class D Note (but only after interest and principal with respect to the Class A Notes, the Class A-S Notes, the Class B Notes and the Class C Notes and interest with respect to the Class C Notes and any amounts payable pursuant to Section 11.1(a) having a higher priority have been paid in full), the payment of interest on any Class E Note (but only after interest with respect to the Class A Notes, the Class A-S Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes and the Class D Notes and any amounts payable pursuant to Section 11.1(a) having a higher priority have been paid in full), the payment of principal on any Class E Note (but only after interest and principal with respect to the Class A Notes, the Class A-S Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes and the Class D Notes and interest with respect to the Class D Notes and any amounts payable pursuant to Section 11.1(a) having a higher priority have been paid in full), the payment of principal on any Class F Note (but only after interest and principal with respect to the Class A Notes, the Class A-S Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes, the Class D Notes and the Class E Notes and interest with respect to the Class E Notes and any amounts payable pursuant to Section 11.1(a) having a higher priority have been paid in full) or the payment of principal on any Class G Note (but only after interest and principal with respect to the Class A Notes, the Class A-S Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes, the Class D Notes, the Class E Notes and the Class F Notes and interest with respect to the Class F Notes and any amounts payable pursuant to Section 11.1(a) having a higher priority have been paid in full), the Issuer shall, upon demand of the Trustee or any affected Noteholder, pay to the Note Administrator on behalf of the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holder of such Note, the whole amount, if any, then due and payable on such Note for principal and interest or other payment with interest on the overdue principal and, to the extent that payments of such interest shall be legally enforceable, upon overdue installments of interest, at the applicable interest rate and, in addition thereto, 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 Note Administrator, the Trustee and such Noteholder and their respective agents and counsel.
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If the Issuer fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, as Trustee of an express trust, and at the expense of the Issuer, may institute a Proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute such Proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce the same against the Issuer or any other obligor upon the Notes and collect the amounts adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the Collateral.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee shall proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Noteholders by such Proceedings (x) as directed by a Majority of the Controlling Class or (y) in the absence of direction by a Majority of the Controlling Class, as determined by the Trustee acting in good faith; provided that (a) such direction must not conflict with any rule of law or with any express provision of this Indenture, (b) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction, (c) the Trustee has been provided with security or indemnity satisfactory to it, and (d) notwithstanding the foregoing, any direction to the Trustee to undertake a sale of Collateral may be given only in accordance with the preceding paragraph, in connection with any sale and liquidation of all or a portion of the Collateral, the preceding sentence, and, in all cases, the applicable provisions of this Indenture. Such Proceedings shall be used for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy or legal or equitable right vested in the Trustee by this Indenture or by law. Any direction to the Trustee to undertake a sale of Collateral shall be forwarded to the Special Servicer, and the Special Servicer shall conduct any such sale in accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement.
In the case where (x) there shall be pending Proceedings relative to the Issuer under the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, (y) a receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official shall have been appointed for or taken possession of the Issuer or its property, or (z) there shall be any other comparable Proceedings relative to the Issuer, or the creditors or property of the Issuer, regardless of whether the principal of any Notes shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration, or otherwise and regardless of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.3, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such Proceedings or otherwise:
(i) to file and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount of principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Notes and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for reasonable compensation to the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee, and their respective agents, attorneys and counsel, and for reimbursement of all expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and each predecessor Trustee, except as a result of negligence or bad faith) and of the Noteholders allowed in any Proceedings relative to the Issuer or other obligor upon the Notes or to the creditors or property of the Issuer or such other obligor;
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(ii) unless prohibited by applicable law and regulations, to vote on behalf of the Noteholders in any election of a trustee or a standby trustee in arrangement, reorganization, liquidation or other bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings or of a Person performing similar functions in comparable Proceedings; and (iii) to collect and receive (or cause the Note Administrator to collect and receive) any amounts or other property payable to or deliverable on any such claims, and to distribute (or cause the Note Administrator to distribute) all amounts received with respect to the claims of the Noteholders and of the Trustee on their behalf; the Secured Parties, and any trustee, receiver or liquidator, custodian or other similar official is hereby authorized by each of the Noteholders to make payments to the Trustee (or the Note Administrator on its behalf), and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of payments directly to the Noteholders, to pay to the Trustee and the Note Administrator such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover reasonable compensation to the Trustee and the Note Administrator, each predecessor trustee and note administrator, and their respective agents, attorneys and counsel, and all other reasonable expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Backup Advancing Agent and each predecessor backup advancing agent.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize, consent to, vote for, accept or adopt, on behalf of any Noteholder, any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Noteholder in any such Proceeding except, as aforesaid, to vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar Person.
All rights of action and of asserting claims under this Indenture, or under any of the Notes, may be enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Notes or the production thereof in any trial or other Proceedings relative thereto, and any action or Proceedings instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment, shall be applied as set forth in Section 5.7.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.3 to the contrary, the Trustee may not sell or liquidate the Collateral or institute Proceedings in furtherance thereof pursuant to this Section 5.3 unless the conditions specified in Section 5.5(a) are met and any sale of Collateral contemplated to be conducted by the Trustee under this Indenture shall be effected by the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, and the Trustee shall have no liability or responsibility for or in connection with any such sale.
Section 5.4 Remedies. (a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and the Notes have been declared due and payable and such declaration and its consequences have not been rescinded and annulled, the Issuer agrees that the Trustee, or, with respect to any sale of any Collateral Interests, the Special Servicer, may, after notice to the Note Administrator and the Noteholders, and shall, upon direction by a Majority of the Controlling Class, to the extent permitted by applicable law, exercise one or more of the following rights, privileges and remedies:
(i) institute Proceedings for the collection of all amounts then payable on the Notes or otherwise payable under this Indenture (whether by declaration or otherwise), enforce any judgment obtained and collect from the Collateral any amounts adjudged due;
(ii) sell all or a portion of the Collateral or rights of interest therein, at one or more public or private sales called and conducted in any manner permitted by law and in accordance with Section 5.17 hereof (provided that any such sale shall be conducted by the Special Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement); (iii) institute Proceedings from time to time for the complete or partial foreclosure of this Indenture with respect to the Collateral;
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(iv) exercise any remedies of a secured party under the UCC and take any other appropriate action to protect and enforce the rights and remedies of the Secured Parties hereunder; and
(v) exercise any other rights and remedies that may be available at law or in equity;
provided, however, that no sale or liquidation of the Collateral or institution of Proceedings in furtherance thereof pursuant to this Section 5.4 may be effected unless either of the conditions specified in Section 5.5(a) are met.
The Issuer shall, at the Issuer’s expense, upon request of the Trustee or the Special Servicer, obtain and rely upon an opinion of an Independent investment banking firm as to the feasibility of any action proposed to be taken in accordance with this Section 5.4 and as to the sufficiency of the proceeds and other amounts expected to be received with respect to the Collateral to make the required payments of principal of and interest on the Notes and other amounts payable hereunder, which opinion shall be conclusive evidence as to such feasibility or sufficiency.
(b) If an Event of Default as described in Section 5.1(e) hereof shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee may, and at the request of the Holders of not less than 25% of the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Controlling Class shall, institute a Proceeding solely to compel performance of the covenant or agreement or to cure the representation or warranty, the breach of which gave rise to the Event of Default under such Section, and enforce any equitable decree or order arising from such Proceeding.
(c) Upon any Sale, whether made under the power of sale hereby given or by virtue of judicial proceedings, any Noteholder, the Collateral Manager or the Servicer or any of their respective Affiliates may bid for and purchase the Collateral or any part thereof and, upon compliance with the terms of Sale, may hold, retain, possess or dispose of such property in its or their own absolute right without accountability; and any purchaser at any such Sale may, in paying the purchase money, turn in any of the Notes in lieu of Cash equal to the amount which shall, upon distribution of the net proceeds of such sale, be payable on the Notes so turned in by such Holder (taking into account the Class of such Notes). Such Notes, in case the amounts so payable thereon shall be less than the amount due thereon, shall either be returned to the Holders thereof after proper notation has been made thereon to show partial payment or a new note shall be delivered to the Holders reflecting the reduced interest thereon.
Upon any Sale, whether made under the power of sale hereby given or by virtue of judicial proceedings, the receipt of the Note Administrator or of the Officer making a sale under judicial proceedings shall be a sufficient discharge to the purchaser or purchasers at any sale for its or their purchase money and such purchaser or purchasers shall not be obliged to see to the application thereof.
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Any such Sale, whether under any power of sale hereby given or by virtue of judicial proceedings, shall (x) bind the Issuer, the Trustee, the Note Administrator and the Noteholders, shall operate to divest all right, title and interest whatsoever, either at law or in equity, of each of them in and to the property sold and (y) be a perpetual bar, both at law and in equity, against each of them and their successors and assigns, and against any and all Persons claiming through or under them.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or any other Transaction Document, none of the Advancing Agent, the Trustee, the Note Administrator or any other Secured Party, any other party to any Transaction Document, the Holder of the Notes and the holders of the equity in the Issuer or third party beneficiary of this Indenture may, prior to the date which is one year and one day, or, if longer, the applicable preference period then in effect and one day after the payment in full of all Notes, institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, the Issuer or any Permitted Subsidiary any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, winding up, moratorium or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under federal or State bankruptcy or similar laws of any jurisdiction. Nothing in this Section 5.4 shall preclude, or be deemed to stop, the Advancing Agent, the Trustee, the Note Administrator, or any other Secured Party or any other party to any Transaction Document (i) from taking any action prior to the expiration of the aforementioned one year and one day period, or, if longer, the applicable preference period then in effect and one day period in (A) any case or proceeding voluntarily filed or commenced by the Issuer or (B) any involuntary insolvency proceeding filed or commenced by a Person other than the Advancing Agent, the Trustee, the Note Administrator or any other Secured Party or any other party to any Transaction Document, or (ii) from commencing against the Issuer or any of its properties any legal action which is not a bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, winding up, moratorium, liquidation proceeding or other proceedings under federal or State bankruptcy or similar laws of any jurisdiction.
Section 5.5 Preservation of Collateral. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing when any of the Notes are Outstanding, the Trustee and the Note Administrator, as applicable, shall (except as otherwise expressly permitted or required under this Indenture) retain the Collateral securing the Secured Notes, collect and cause the collection of the proceeds thereof and make and apply all payments and deposits and maintain all accounts in respect of the Collateral and the Notes in accordance with the Priority of Payments and the provisions of Articles 10, 12 and 13 and shall not sell or liquidate the Collateral, unless either:
(i) the Note Administrator, pursuant to Section 5.5(c), determines that the anticipated proceeds of a sale or liquidation of the Collateral (after deducting the reasonable expenses of such sale or liquidation) would be sufficient to discharge in full the amounts then due and unpaid on the Notes, Company Administrative Expenses due and payable pursuant to the Priority of Payments, the Collateral Manager Fees due and payable pursuant to the Priority of Payments and amounts due and payable to the Advancing Agent, the Backup Advancing Agent and the Trustee, in respect of unreimbursed Interest Advances and Reimbursement Interest, for principal and interest (including any accrued and unpaid Deferred Interest), and, upon receipt of information from Persons to whom fees and expenses are payable, all other amounts payable prior to payment of principal on the Notes due and payable pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(iii) and the holders of a Majority of the Controlling Class agrees with such determination; or (ii) a Supermajority of each Class of Notes (each voting as a separate Class) directs the sale and liquidation of all or a portion of the Collateral.
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In the event of a sale of all or a portion of the Collateral pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee shall be required to sell that portion of the Collateral identified by the requisite Noteholders and all proceeds of such sale shall be remitted to the Note Administrator for distribution in the order set forth in Section 11.1(a). The Note Administrator shall give written notice of the retention of the Collateral by the Custodian to the Issuer, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Collateral Manager and the Rating Agencies. So long as such Event of Default is continuing, any such retention pursuant to this Section 5.5(a) may be rescinded at any time when the conditions specified in clause (i) or (ii) above exist.
(b) Nothing contained in Section 5.5(a) shall be construed to require a sale of the Collateral securing the Secured Notes if the conditions set forth in Section 5.5(a) are not satisfied. Nothing contained in Section 5.5(a) shall be construed to require the Trustee to preserve the Collateral securing the Secured Notes if prohibited by applicable law.
(c) In determining whether the condition specified in Section 5.5(a)(i) exists, the Collateral Manager shall obtain bid prices with respect to each Collateral Interest from two dealers (Independent of the Collateral Manager and any of its Affiliates) at the time making a market in such Collateral Interests that, at that time, engage in the trading, origination or securitization of whole loans or participations similar to the Collateral Interests (or, if only one such dealer can be engaged, then the Collateral Manager shall obtain a bid price from such dealer or, if no such dealer can be engaged, from a pricing service). The Collateral Manager shall compute the anticipated proceeds of sale or liquidation on the basis of the lowest of such bid prices for each such Collateral Interest and provide the Trustee and the Note Administrator with the results thereof. For the purposes of determining issues relating to the market value of any Collateral Interest and the execution of a sale or other liquidation thereof, the Special Servicer may, but need not, retain at the expense of the Issuer and rely on an opinion of an Independent investment banking firm of national reputation or other appropriate advisors (the cost of which shall be payable as a Company Administrative Expense) in connection with a determination as to whether the condition specified in Section 5.5(a)(i) exists.
The Note Administrator shall promptly deliver to the Noteholders and the Servicer, and the Note Administrator shall post to the Note Administrator’s Website, a report stating the results of any determination required to be made pursuant to Section 5.5(a)(i) based solely on the Collateral Manager’s determination made pursuant to this Section 5.5(c).
Section 5.6 Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes. All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or under 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 trial or other Proceeding relating thereto, and any such action or Proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust. Any recovery of judgment in respect of the Notes shall be applied as set forth in Section 5.7 hereof.
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In any Proceedings brought by the Trustee (and in any Proceedings involving the interpretation of any provision of this Indenture to which the Trustee shall be a party) in respect of the Notes, the Trustee shall be deemed to represent all the Holders of the Notes.
Section 5.7 Application of Amounts Collected. Any amounts collected by the Note Administrator with respect to the Notes pursuant to this Article 5 and any amounts that may then be held or thereafter received by the Note Administrator with respect to the Notes hereunder shall be applied subject to Section 13.1 hereof and in accordance with the Priority of Payments set forth in Section 11.1(a)(iii) hereof, at the date or dates fixed by the Note Administrator.
Section 5.8 Limitation on Suits. No Holder of any Notes shall have any right to institute any Proceedings (the right of a Noteholder to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or the Notes is subject to any non-petition covenants set forth in this Indenture or the Notes), judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture or the Notes, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:
(a) such Holder has previously given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default;
(b) except as otherwise provided in Section 5.9 hereof, the Holders of at least 25% of the then Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Controlling Class shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute Proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder and such Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;
(c) the Trustee for 30 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such Proceeding; and
(d) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee during such 30-day period by a Majority of the Controlling Class; it being understood and intended that no one or more Holders of Notes shall have any right in any manner whatsoever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture or the Notes to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holders of Notes of the same Class or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other Holders of the Notes of the same Class or to enforce any right under this Indenture or the Notes, except in the manner herein or therein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all the Holders of Notes of the same Class subject to and in accordance with Section 13.1 hereof and the Priority of Payments.
In the event the Trustee shall receive conflicting or inconsistent requests and indemnity from two or more groups of Holders of the Controlling Class, each representing less than a Majority of the Controlling Class, the Trustee shall not be required to take any action until it shall have received the direction of a Majority of the Controlling Class.
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Section 5.9 Unconditional Rights of Noteholders to Receive Principal and Interest. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture (except for Section 2.7(e)), the Holder of any Note shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and interest on such Note as such principal, interest and other amounts become due and payable in accordance with the Priority of Payments and Section 13.1, and, subject to the provisions of Sections 5.4 and 5.8 to institute Proceedings for the enforcement of any such payment, and such right shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder; provided, however, that the right of such Holder to institute proceedings for the enforcement of any such payment shall not be subject to the 25% threshold requirement set forth in Section 5.8(b).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time when LMNT Holder holds 100% of the Class H Notes, LMNT Holder may designate all or any portion of the available funds that would otherwise be distributed by the Paying Agent for payment on the Class H Notes, for deposit into the Payment Account as a contribution to the Issuer. Any such amounts paid to the Issuer as a contribution shall be deemed for all purposes as having been paid by the Paying Agent pursuant to the Priority of Payments in this Indenture.
Section 5.10 Restoration of Rights and Remedies. If the Trustee or any Noteholder 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 Noteholder, then (and in every such case) the Issuer, the Trustee, and the Noteholder shall, subject to any determination in such Proceeding, be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder, and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Noteholders shall continue as though no such Proceeding had been instituted.
Section 5.11 Rights and Remedies Cumulative. No right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee, the Note Administrator or to the Noteholders 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 5.12 Delay or Omission Not Waiver. No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Noteholder 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 or a waiver of a subsequent Event of Default. Every right and remedy given by this Article 5 or by law to the Trustee, or to the Noteholders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee, or by the Noteholders, as the case may be.
Section 5.13 Control by the Controlling Class. Subject to Sections 5.2(a) and (b), but notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing when any of the Notes are Outstanding, a Majority of the Controlling Class shall have the right to cause the institution of, and direct the time, method and place of conducting, any Proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee and for exercising any trust, right, remedy or power conferred on the Trustee in respect of the Notes; provided that:
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(a) such direction shall not conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture; (b) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction; provided, however, that, subject to Section 6.1, the Trustee need not take any action that it determines might involve it in liability (unless the Trustee has received indemnity satisfactory to it against such liability as set forth below);
(c) the Trustee shall have been provided with indemnity satisfactory to it; and
(d) notwithstanding the foregoing, any direction to the Trustee to undertake a Sale of the Collateral shall be performed by the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee, and must satisfy the requirements of Section 5.5.
Section 5.14 Waiver of Past Defaults. Prior to the time a judgment or decree for payment of the amounts due has been obtained by the Trustee, as provided in this Article 5, a Majority of each and every Class of Notes (voting as a separate Class) may, on behalf of the Holders of all the Notes, waive any past Default in respect of the Notes and its consequences, except a Default:
(a) in the payment of principal of any Note;
(b) in the payment of interest in respect of the Controlling Class;
(c) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof that, under Section 8.2, cannot be modified or amended without the waiver or consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note adversely affected thereby; or
(d) in respect of any right, covenant or provision hereof for the individual protection or benefit of the Trustee or the Note Administrator, without the Trustee’s or the Note Administrator’s express written consent thereto, as applicable.
In the case of any such waiver, the Issuer, the Trustee, and the Holders of the Notes shall be restored to their respective former positions and rights hereunder, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereto.
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 extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereto. Any such waiver shall be effectuated upon receipt by the Trustee and the Note Administrator of a written waiver by such Majority of each Class of Notes.
Section 5.15 Undertaking for Costs. All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Note by its acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion require, 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 Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; but the provisions of this Section 5.15 shall not apply to any suit instituted by (x) the Trustee, (y) any Noteholder, or group of Noteholders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% of the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Controlling Class or (z) any Noteholder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of or interest on any Note or any other amount payable hereunder on or after the Stated Maturity Date (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the applicable Redemption Date).
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Section 5.16 Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws. The Issuer covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, plead or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force (including but not limited to filing a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and by the voluntary commencement of a proceeding or the filing of a petition seeking winding up, liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, receivership, conservatorship or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect), which may affect the covenants, the performance of or any remedies under this Indenture; and the Issuer (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
Section 5.17 Sale of Collateral. (a) The power to effect any sale (a “Sale”) of any portion of the Collateral pursuant to Sections 5.4 and 5.5 hereof shall not be exhausted by any one or more Sales as to any portion of such Collateral remaining unsold, but shall continue unimpaired until all amounts secured by the Collateral shall have been paid or if there are insufficient proceeds to pay such amount until the entire Collateral shall have been sold. The Special Servicer may, upon notice to the Noteholders, and shall, upon direction of a Majority of the Controlling Class, from time to time postpone any Sale by public announcement made at the time and place of such Sale; provided, however, that if the Sale is rescheduled for a date more than three (3) Business Days after the date of the determination by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 5.5(a)(i) hereof, such Sale shall not occur unless and until the Special Servicer has again made the determination required by Section 5.5(a)(i) hereof. The Trustee hereby expressly waives its rights to any amount fixed by law as compensation for any Sale; provided that the Special Servicer shall be authorized to deduct the reasonable costs, charges and expenses incurred by it, or by the Trustee or the Note Administrator in connection with such Sale from the proceeds thereof notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.7 hereof.
(b) The Notes need not be produced in order to complete any such Sale, or in order for the net proceeds of such Sale to be credited against amounts owing on the Notes.
(c) The Trustee shall execute and deliver an appropriate instrument of conveyance transferring its interest in any portion of the Collateral in connection with a Sale thereof, which, in the case of any Collateral Interests, shall be upon request and delivery of any such instruments by the Special Servicer. In addition, the Special Servicer, with respect to Collateral Interests, and the Trustee, with respect to any other Collateral, is hereby irrevocably appointed the agent and attorney in fact of the Issuer to transfer and convey its interest in any portion of the Collateral in connection with a Sale thereof, and to take all action necessary to effect such Sale. No purchaser or transferee at such a Sale shall be bound to ascertain the Trustee’s or Special Servicer’s authority, to inquire into the satisfaction of any conditions precedent or to see to the application of any amounts.
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(d) In the event of any Sale of the Collateral pursuant to Section 5.4 or Section 5.5, payments shall be made in the order and priority set forth in Section 11.1(a) in the same manner as if the Notes had been accelerated.
(e) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any sale by the Trustee of any portion of the Collateral shall be executed by the Special Servicer on behalf of the Issuer, and the Trustee shall have no responsibility or liability therefor.
Section 5.18 Action on the Notes. The Trustee’s right to seek and recover judgment on the Notes or under this Indenture shall not be affected by the application for or obtaining of any other relief under or with respect to this Indenture. Neither the lien of this Indenture nor any rights or remedies of the Trustee or the Noteholders shall be impaired by the recovery of any judgment by the Trustee against the Issuer or by the levy of any execution under such judgment upon any portion of the Collateral or upon any of the Collateral of the Issuer.
ARTICLE VI
THE TRUSTEE AND NOTE ADMINISTRATOR
Section 6.1 Certain Duties and Responsibilities. (a) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i) each of the Trustee and the Note Administrator undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee or the Note Administrator; and any permissive right of the Trustee or the Note Administrator contained herein shall not be construed as a duty; and
(ii) in the absence of manifest error, or bad faith on its part, each of the Note Administrator and the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and the Note Administrator, as the case may be, and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; provided, however, that in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee or the Note Administrator, the Trustee and the Note Administrator shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they substantially conform to the requirements of this Indenture and shall promptly notify the party delivering the same if such certificate or opinion does not conform. If a corrected form shall not have been delivered to the Trustee or the Note Administrator within 15 days after such notice from the Trustee or the Note Administrator, the Trustee or the Note Administrator, as applicable, shall notify the party providing such instrument and requesting the correction thereof.
(b) In case an Event of Default actually known to a Trust Officer of the Trustee has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall, prior to the receipt of directions, if any, from a Majority of the Controlling Class (or other Noteholders to the extent provided in Article 5 hereof), 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.
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(c) If, in performing its duties under this Indenture, the Trustee or the Note Administrator is required to decide between alternative courses of action, the Trustee and the Note Administrator may request written instructions from the Collateral Manager as to courses of action desired by it. If the Trustee and the Note Administrator does not receive such instructions within two (2) Business Days after it has requested them, it may, but shall be under no duty to, take or refrain from taking such action. The Trustee and the Note Administrator shall act in accordance with instructions received after such two (2) Business Day period except to the extent it has already taken, or committed itself to take, action inconsistent with such instructions. The Trustee and the Note Administrator shall be entitled to request and rely on the advice of legal counsel and Independent accountants in performing its duties hereunder and be deemed to have acted in good faith and shall not be subject to any liability if it acts in accordance with such advice.
(d) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee or the Note Administrator from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that neither the Trustee nor the Note Administrator shall be liable:
(i) for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Trust Officer, unless it shall be proven that it was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; or
(ii) with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Issuer, the Collateral Manager and/or a Majority of the Controlling Class relating to the time, method and place of conducting any Proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or the Note Administrator in respect of any Note or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee or the Note Administrator under this Indenture.
(e) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee or the Note Administrator 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 of any of its rights or powers contemplated hereunder, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it unless such risk or liability relates to its ordinary services under this Indenture, except where this Indenture provides otherwise.
(f) Neither the Trustee nor the Note Administrator shall be liable to the Noteholders for any action taken or omitted by it at the direction of the Issuer, the Collateral Manager, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Controlling Class, the Trustee (in the case of the Note Administrator), the Note Administrator (in the case of the Trustee) and/or a Noteholder under circumstances in which such direction is required or permitted by the terms of this Indenture.
(g) Neither the Trustee nor the Note Administrator shall have any obligation to confirm the compliance by the Issuer, LCMT, LMNT Holder or any other Person with the Credit Risk Retention Rules, the EU Securitization Regulation, the UK Securitization Framework or the EU/UK Risk Retention Letter.
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(h) For all purposes under this Indenture, neither the Trustee nor the Note Administrator shall be deemed to have notice or knowledge of any Event of Default, unless a Trust Officer of either the Trustee or the Note Administrator, as applicable, has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such an Event of Default or Default is received by the Trustee or the Note Administrator, as applicable at the respective Corporate Trust Office, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture. For purposes of determining the Trustee’s and Note Administrator’s responsibility and liability hereunder, whenever reference is made in this Indenture to such an Event of Default or a Default, such reference shall be construed to refer only to such an Event of Default or Default of which the Trustee or Note Administrator, as applicable, is deemed to have notice as described in this Section 6.1.
(i) The Trustee and the Note Administrator shall, upon reasonable prior written notice, permit the Issuer, the Collateral Manager and their designees, during its normal business hours, to review all books of account, records, reports and other papers of the Trustee relating to the Notes and to make copies and extracts therefrom (the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in making any such copies or extracts to be reimbursed to the Trustee or the Note Administrator, as applicable, by such Person).
(j) Neither the Trustee nor the Note Administrator shall have (i) any liability or responsibility for the determination or selection of any successor benchmark (including, without limitation, whether the conditions for the designation of such rate have been satisfied) and shall be entitled to rely upon any designation of such a rate by the Collateral Manager and (ii) liability for any failure or delay in performing its duties under this Indenture as a result of the unavailability of Term SOFR.
(k) None of the Trustee, Note Administrator, Paying Agent or Calculation Agent shall be under any obligation (i) to monitor, determine or verify the unavailability or cessation of Term SOFR (or other applicable Benchmark), or whether or when there has occurred, or to give notice to any other transaction party of the occurrence of, any Benchmark Transition Event or Benchmark Replacement Date, (ii) to select or designate any Benchmark Replacement or other successor or replacement benchmark index, or whether any conditions to the designation of such a rate have been satisfied, or (iii) to select or designate any Benchmark Replacement Adjustment, or other modifier to any replacement or successor index, or (iv) to determine whether or what Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes are necessary or advisable, if any, in connection with any of the foregoing. None of the Trustee, Note Administrator, Paying Agent, nor Calculation Agent shall be liable for any inability, failure or delay on its part to perform any of its duties set forth in this Indenture as a result of the unavailability of Term SOFR (or other applicable Benchmark) and absence of a designated replacement Benchmark, including as a result of any inability, delay, error or inaccuracy on the part of any other transaction party, including without limitation the Collateral Manager, in providing any direction, instruction, notice or information required or contemplated by the terms of this Indenture and reasonably required for the performance of such duties. The Calculation Agent shall, in respect of any Determination Date, have no liability for the application of Term SOFR as determined on the previous Determination Date if so required under the definition of Term SOFR. None of the Trustee, Note Administrator, Paying Agent or Calculation Agent shall be responsible or liable for the actions or omissions of the Collateral Manager, or any failure or delay in the performance of its duties or obligations, nor shall they be under any obligation to oversee or monitor its performance; and each of the Trustee, Note Administrator, Paying Agent or Calculation Agent shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon, any determination made, and any instruction, notice, officer certificate, or other instrument or information provided, by the Collateral Manager, without independent verification, investigation or inquiry of any kind by the Trustee, Note Administrator, Paying Agent or Calculation Agent.
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(l) For the avoidance of doubt, the Note Administrator will have no responsibility for the preparation of any tax returns or related reports on behalf of or for the benefit of the Issuer or any Noteholder, or the calculation of any original issue discount on the Notes.
Section 6.2 Notice of Default. Promptly (and in no event later than three (3) Business Days) after the occurrence of any Default actually known to a Trust Officer of the Trustee or after any declaration of acceleration has been made or delivered to the Trustee pursuant to Section 5.2, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to the 17g-5 Information Provider and to the Note Administrator (who shall post such notice the Note Administrator’s Website) and the Note Administrator shall deliver to the Collateral Manager, all Holders of Notes as their names and addresses appear on the Notes Register, notice of all Defaults hereunder known to the Trustee, unless such Default shall have been cured or waived.
Section 6.3 Certain Rights of Trustee and Note Administrator. Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.1:
(a) the Trustee and the Note Administrator may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, note or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(b) any request or direction of the Issuer mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Issuer Request or Issuer Order, as the case may be;
(c) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee or the Note Administrator shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee and the Note Administrator (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officer’s Certificate;
(d) as a condition to the taking or omitting of any action by it hereunder, the Trustee and the Note Administrator may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel (including with respect to any matters, other than factual matters, in connection with the execution by the Trustee or the Note Administrator of a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.3) shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(e) neither the Trustee nor the Note Administrator shall be under any obligation to exercise or to honor any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Noteholders pursuant to this Indenture, or to make any investigation of matters arising hereunder or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Noteholders unless such Noteholders shall have offered to the Trustee and the Note Administrator, as applicable indemnity acceptable to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might reasonably be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction; (f) neither the Trustee nor the Note Administrator shall be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, note or other paper documents and shall be entitled to rely conclusively thereon;
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(g) each of the Trustee and the Note Administrator may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys, and upon any such appointment of an agent or attorney, such agent or attorney shall be conferred with all the same rights, indemnities, and immunities as the Trustee or Note Administrator, as applicable; provided that the appointment of any such agent or attorney shall not relieve the Trustee or Note Administrator, as the case may be, of its obligations hereunder;
(h) neither the Trustee nor the Note Administrator shall be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it reasonably and prudently believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers hereunder;
(i) neither the Trustee nor the Note Administrator shall be responsible for the accuracy of the books or records of, or for any acts or omissions of, the Depository, any Transfer Agent (other than the Note Administrator itself acting in that capacity), Clearstream, Luxembourg, Euroclear, any Calculation Agent (other than the Note Administrator itself acting in that capacity) or any Paying Agent (other than the Note Administrator itself acting in that capacity);
(j) neither the Trustee nor the Note Administrator shall be liable for the actions or omissions of the Issuer, the Collateral Manager, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee (in the case of the Note Administrator) or the Note Administrator (in the case of the Trustee); and without limiting the foregoing, neither the Trustee nor the Note Administrator shall be under any obligation to verify compliance by any party hereto with the terms of this Indenture (other than itself) to verify or independently determine the content, completeness or accuracy of information received by it from the Servicer or Special Servicer (or from any selling institution, agent bank, trustee or similar source) with respect to the Commercial Real Estate Loans;
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(k) to the extent any defined term hereunder, or any calculation required to be made or determined by the Trustee or Note Administrator hereunder, is dependent upon or defined by reference to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States in effect from time to time (“GAAP”), the Trustee and Note Administrator shall be entitled to request and receive (and rely upon) instruction from the Issuer or accountants appointed by the Issuer as to the application of GAAP in such connection, in any instance; (l) neither the Trustee nor the Note Administrator shall have any responsibility to the Issuer or the Secured Parties hereunder to make any inquiry or investigation as to, and shall have no obligation in respect of, the terms of any engagement of Independent accountants by the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf); provided, however, that the Trustee and Note Administrator shall be authorized, upon receipt of an Issuer Order directing the same, to execute any acknowledgement or other agreement with the Independent accountants required for the Trustee and Note Administrator to receive any of the reports or instructions provided for herein, which acknowledgement or agreement may include, among other things, (i) acknowledgement that the Issuer has agreed that the “agreed upon procedures” between the Issuer and the Independent accountants are sufficient for its purposes, (ii) releases by each of the Trustee and Note Administrator (on behalf of itself and the Holders) of claims and acknowledgement of other limitation of liability in favor of the Independent accountants, and (iii) restrictions or prohibitions on the disclosure of information or documents provided to it by such firm of Independent accountants (including to the Holders). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Trustee or Note Administrator be required to execute any agreement in respect of the Independent accountants that the Trustee or Note Administrator determines adversely affects it in its individual capacity;
(m) the Trustee and the Note Administrator shall be entitled to all of the same rights, protections, immunities and indemnities afforded to it as Trustee or as Note Administrator, as applicable, in each capacity for which it serves hereunder and under the Future Funding Agreement, the Future Funding Reserve Account Control Agreement, the Servicing Agreement and the Securities Account Control Agreement (including, without limitation, as Secured Party, Paying Agent, Authenticating Agent, Calculation Agent, Transfer Agent, Custodian, Securities Intermediary, Backup Advancing Agent and Notes Registrar);
(n) in determining any affiliations of Noteholders with any party hereto or otherwise, each of the Trustee and the Note Administrator shall be entitled to request and conclusively rely on a certification provided by a Noteholder;
(o) in no event shall the Trustee or Note Administrator be liable for special, punitive, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Trustee or Note Administrator has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action;
(p) neither the Trustee nor the Note Administrator shall be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the execution of the trusts created hereby or the powers granted hereunder;
(q) in no event shall the Trustee or the Note Administrator be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder because of circumstances beyond its control, including, but not limited to acts of God, flood, war (whether declared or undeclared), terrorism, fire, riot, strikes or work stoppages for any reason, embargo, government action, including any laws, ordinances, regulations or the like which restrict or prohibit the providing of the services contemplated by this Indenture, inability to obtain material, equipment, or communications or computer facilities, or the failure of equipment or interruption of communications or computer facilities, and other causes beyond the Trustee’s or the Note Administrator’s control, as applicable, whether or not of the same class or kind as specifically named above; (r) neither the Trustee nor the Note Administrator shall be under any obligation to take any action in the performance of its duties hereunder that would be in violation of applicable law; and
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(s) except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, knowledge or information acquired by (i) Computershare Trust Company, National Association in any of its respective capacities hereunder or under any other document related to this transaction shall not be imputed to Computershare Trust Company, National Association or any affiliate of Computershare Trust Company, National Association in any of its other capacities hereunder or under such other documents, and (ii) any Affiliate of Computershare Trust Company, National Association shall not be imputed to Computershare Trust Company, National Association, in any of its respective capacities hereunder and vice versa.
The rights, protections, and immunities afforded to the Trustee and Note Administrator in this Section 6.3 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Custodian, the Paying Agent, the Calculation Agent, the Transfer Agent, the Authenticating Agent and the Backup Advancing Agent.
Section 6.4 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Notes. The recitals contained herein and in the Notes, other than the Certificate of Authentication thereon, shall be taken as the statements of the Issuer and neither the Trustee nor the Note Administrator assumes any responsibility for their correctness. Neither the Trustee nor the Note Administrator makes any representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture, the Collateral or the Notes. Neither the Trustee nor the Note Administrator shall be accountable for the use or application by the Issuer of the Notes or the proceeds thereof or any amounts paid to the Issuer pursuant to the provisions hereof.
Section 6.5 May Hold Notes. The Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Custodian, the Paying Agent, the Notes Registrar or any other agent of the Issuer, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Issuer with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Note Administrator, Paying Agent, Notes Registrar or such other agent.
Section 6.6 Amounts Held in Trust. Amounts held by the Note Administrator hereunder shall be held in trust to the extent required herein. The Note Administrator shall be under no liability for interest on any amounts received by it hereunder except to the extent of income or other gain on investments received by the Note Administrator on Eligible Investments.
Section 6.7 Compensation and Reimbursement. (a) The Issuer agrees:
(i) to pay the Trustee and Note Administrator on each Payment Date in accordance with the Priority of Payments reasonable compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee or note administrator of an express trust);
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(ii) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee, Custodian and Note Administrator in a timely manner upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee, Custodian or Note Administrator in connection with its performance of its obligations under, or otherwise in accordance with any provision of this Indenture; (iii) to indemnify the Trustee, Custodian or Note Administrator and their respective Officers, directors, employees and agents for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss, liability, cost or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred without negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on their respective part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust, including the costs and expenses of defending themselves against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of their powers or duties hereunder, including any costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with the enforcement of any indemnity afforded to the Trustee, the Custodian or the Note Administrator, as applicable, hereunder); and
(iv) to pay the Trustee and Note Administrator reasonable additional compensation together with its expenses (including reasonable counsel fees) for any collection action taken pursuant to Section 6.13 hereof.
(b) The Issuer may remit payment for such fees and expenses to the Trustee and Note Administrator or, in the absence thereof, the Note Administrator may from time to time deduct payment of its and the Trustee’s fees and expenses hereunder from amounts on deposit in the Payment Account in accordance with the Priority of Payments.
(c) The Note Administrator, in its capacity as Note Administrator, Paying Agent, Calculation Agent, Transfer Agent, Custodian, Securities Intermediary, Backup Advancing Agent and Notes Registrar, hereby agrees not to cause the filing of a petition in bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, winding up, moratorium or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under federal or State bankruptcy or similar laws of any jurisdiction, against the Issuer or any Permitted Subsidiary until at least one year and one day (or, if longer, the applicable preference period then in effect and one day) after the payment in full of all Notes issued under this Indenture. This Section shall survive termination of this Indenture and the resignation or removal of the Trustee or Note Administrator.
(d) The Trustee and Note Administrator agree that the payment of all amounts to which it is entitled pursuant to Sections 6.7(a)(i), (a)(ii), (a)(iii) and (a)(iv) shall be subject to the Priority of Payments, shall be payable only to the extent funds are available in accordance with such Priority of Payments, shall be payable solely from the Collateral and following realization of the Collateral, any such claims of the Trustee or Note Administrator against the Issuer, and all obligations of the Issuer, shall be extinguished. The Trustee and Note Administrator will have a lien upon the Collateral to secure the payment of such payments to it in accordance with the Priority of Payments; provided that the Trustee and Note Administrator shall not institute any proceeding for enforcement of such lien except in connection with an action taken pursuant to Section 5.3 hereof for enforcement of the lien of this Indenture for the benefit of the Noteholders.
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The Trustee and Note Administrator shall receive amounts pursuant to this Section 6.7 and Section 11.1(a) only to the extent that such payment is made in accordance with the Priority of Payments and the failure to pay such amounts to the Trustee and Note Administrator will not, by itself, constitute an Event of Default. Subject to Section 6.9, the Trustee and Note Administrator shall continue to serve under this Indenture notwithstanding the fact that the Trustee and Note Administrator shall not have received amounts due to it hereunder; provided that the Trustee and Note Administrator shall not be required to expend any funds or incur any expenses unless reimbursement therefor is reasonably assured to it. No direction by a Majority of the Controlling Class shall affect the right of the Trustee and Note Administrator to collect amounts owed to it under this Indenture.
If on any Payment Date, an amount payable to the Trustee and Note Administrator pursuant to this Indenture is not paid because there are insufficient funds available for the payment thereof, all or any portion of such amount not so paid shall be deferred and payable on any later Payment Date on which sufficient funds are available therefor in accordance with the Priority of Payments.
Section 6.8 Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility. There shall at all times be a Trustee and a Note Administrator hereunder which shall be (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any State thereof, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least U.S.$200,000,000, subject to supervision or examination by federal or State authority, and in each case, having an office in the United States and (ii) (a) with respect to the Note Administrator, have (x) a long-term senior unsecured debt rating or an issuer credit rating of at least “BBB” by Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch) and (y) a rating of “BBB-” by KBRA (or, if not rated by KBRA, an equivalent (or higher) rating by any two other NRSROs (which may include Fitch)), (b) with respect to the Trustee and the Backup Advancing Agent, have (x) a long-term senior unsecured debt rating or an issuer credit rating of at least “A” by Fitch or a short-term rating of “F1” by Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch) and (y) a rating of “BBB-” by KBRA (or, if not rated by KBRA, an equivalent (or higher) rating by any two other NRSROs (which may include Fitch)); provided that with respect to the Backup Advancing Agent, it may maintain a long-term senior unsecured debt rating or an issuer credit rating of at least “BBB” by Fitch for so long as the Trustee is eligible pursuant to this Section 6.8, or (c) with respect to each of (a) and (b) above, any other rating as to which the Rating Agency Condition has been satisfied from time to time. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 6.8, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee or the Note Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.8, the Trustee or the Note Administrator, as applicable, shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article 6.
Section 6.9 Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor. (a) No resignation or removal of the Note Administrator or the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Note Administrator or Trustee, as applicable, pursuant to this Article 6 shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by such successor Note Administrator or Trustee under Section 6.10.
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(b) Each of the Trustee and the Note Administrator may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Issuer, the Collateral Manager, the Noteholders, the Note Administrator (in the case of the Trustee), the Trustee (in the case of the Note Administrator), and the Rating Agencies. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor trustee or trustees, or a successor Note Administrator, as the case may be, by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by an Authorized Officer of the Issuer, one copy of which shall be delivered to the Note Administrator or the Trustee so resigning and one copy to the successor Note Administrator, the Collateral Manager, Trustee or Trustees, together with a copy to each Noteholder, the Servicer, the parties hereto and the Rating Agencies; provided that such successor Note Administrator and Trustee shall be appointed only upon the written consent of a Majority of the Notes or, at any time when an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or when a successor Note Administrator and Trustee has been appointed pursuant to Section 6.10, by Act of a Majority of the Controlling Class. If no successor Note Administrator and Trustee shall have been appointed and an instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee or Note Administrator shall not have been delivered to the Trustee or the Note Administrator within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee or Note Administrator, as the case may be, the Controlling Class of Notes or any Holder of a Note, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee or a successor Note Administrator, as the case may be and in the case of such a petition by the Trustee or the Note Administrator, at the expense of the Issuer. Upon the resignation or removal of the Note Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor note administrator or successor trustee; provided that no resignation or removal of the Note Administrator or the Trustee and no appointment of a successor note administrator or trustee will become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor note administrator or successor trustee, as applicable. To the extent the Trustee or Note Administrator is removed without cause, the expenses incurred in connection with transferring such party’s responsibilities hereunder shall be reimbursed by the Issuer.
(c) The Note Administrator and Trustee may be removed, upon at least 30 days’ written notice, at any time by Act of a Supermajority of the Notes or when a successor Trustee has been appointed pursuant to Section 6.10, by Act of a Majority of the Controlling Class, in each case, upon written notice delivered to the parties hereto. If no successor Note Administrator and Trustee shall have been appointed and an instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee or Note Administrator shall not have been delivered to the Trustee or the Note Administrator within 30 days after the giving of such notice of removal, the removed Trustee or Note Administrator, as the case may be, may, at the expense of the Issuer, petition a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor.
(d) If at any time:
(i) the Note Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, shall fail to duly observe or perform in any material respect any of the covenants or agreements on its part contained in this Indenture, and such failure or breach continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure or breach, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Note Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, by the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer) (or such extended period of time approved by the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer); provided that the Note Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, is diligently proceeding in good faith to cure such failure or breach); (ii) the Trustee or the Note Administrator shall cease to be eligible under Section 6.8 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Issuer or by any Holder; or
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(iii) the Trustee or the Note Administrator shall become incapable of acting or there shall be instituted any proceeding pursuant to which it could be adjudged as bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver or liquidator of the Trustee or the Note Administrator or of its respective property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or the Note Administrator or of its respective property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation;
then, in any such case (subject to Section 6.9(a)), (a) the Issuer, by Issuer Order, may remove the Trustee or the Note Administrator, as applicable, or (b) subject to Section 5.15, a Majority of the Controlling Class or any Holder may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee or the Note Administrator, as the case may be, and the appointment of a successor thereto.
(e) If the Trustee or the Note Administrator shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of the Trustee or the Note Administrator for any reason, the Issuer, by Issuer Order, subject to the written consent of the Collateral Manager, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Note Administrator, as applicable, and the successor Trustee or Note Administrator so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment, become the successor Trustee or the successor Note Administrator, as the case may be. If the Issuer shall fail to appoint a successor Trustee or Note Administrator within 30 days after such resignation, removal or incapability or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee or Note Administrator may be appointed by Act of a Majority of the Controlling Class delivered to the Collateral Manager and the parties hereto, including the retiring Trustee or the retiring Note Administrator, as the case may be, and the successor Trustee or Note Administrator so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment, become the successor Trustee or Note Administrator, as applicable, and supersede any successor Trustee or Note Administrator proposed by the Issuer. If no successor Trustee or Note Administrator shall have been so appointed by the Issuer or a Majority of the Controlling Class and shall have accepted appointment in the manner hereinafter provided, subject to Section 5.15, the outgoing Trustee or Note Administrator, as applicable, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee or Note Administrator at the expense of the Issuer.
(f) The Issuer shall give prompt notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee or Note Administrator and each appointment of a successor Trustee or Note Administrator by mailing written notice of such event by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the Rating Agencies, the Collateral Manager, the parties hereto, and to the Holders of the Notes as their names and addresses appear in the Notes Register. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee or Note Administrator, as the case may be, and the address of its respective Corporate Trust Office. If the Issuer fails to mail such notice within ten days after acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee or Note Administrator, the successor Trustee or Note Administrator shall cause such notice to be given at the expense of the Issuer.
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(g) The resignation or removal of the Note Administrator in any capacity in which it is serving hereunder, including Note Administrator, Paying Agent, Authenticating Agent, Calculation Agent, Transfer Agent, Custodian, Securities Intermediary, Backup Advancing Agent and Notes Registrar, shall be deemed a resignation or removal, as applicable, in each of the other capacities in which it serves.
Section 6.10 Acceptance of Appointment by Successor. Every successor Trustee or Note Administrator appointed hereunder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Collateral Manager, the Servicer, and the parties hereto including the retiring Trustee or the retiring Note Administrator, as the case may be, an instrument accepting such appointment. Upon delivery of the required instruments, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee or the retiring Note Administrator shall become effective and such successor Trustee or Note Administrator, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts, duties and obligations of the retiring Trustee or Note Administrator, as the case may be; but, on request of the Issuer or a Majority of the Controlling Class, the Collateral Manager or the successor Trustee or Note Administrator, such retiring Trustee or Note Administrator shall, upon payment of its fees, indemnities and other amounts then unpaid, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee or Note Administrator all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee or Note Administrator, as the case may be, and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee or Note Administrator all property and amounts held by such retiring Trustee or Note Administrator hereunder, subject nevertheless to its lien, if any, provided for in Section 6.7(d). Upon request of any such successor Trustee or Note Administrator, the Issuer shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee or Note Administrator all such rights, powers and trusts.
No successor Trustee or successor Note Administrator shall accept its appointment unless (a) at the time of such acceptance such successor shall be qualified and eligible under this Article 6, (b) such successor shall have a long-term unsecured debt rating satisfying the requirements set forth in Section 6.8, and (c) the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied.
Section 6.11 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business of Trustee and Note Administrator. Any Person into which the Trustee, the Custodian or the Note Administrator may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee, the Custodian or the Note Administrator, shall be a party, or Person succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee, the Custodian or the Note Administrator, shall be the successor of the Trustee, the Custodian or the Note Administrator, as applicable, hereunder; provided that with respect to the Trustee, such Person shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article 6, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any of the Notes have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Note Administrator then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Note Administrator may adopt such authentication and deliver the Notes so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Note Administrator had itself authenticated such Notes.
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Section 6.12 Co-Trustees and Separate Trustee. At any time or times, including for the purpose of meeting the legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Collateral may at the time be located, for enforcement actions, or where a conflict of interest exists, the Issuer and the Trustee shall have power to appoint, one or more Persons to act as co-trustee jointly with the Trustee of all or any part of the Collateral, with the power to file such proofs of claim and take such other actions pursuant to Section 5.6 herein and to make such claims and enforce such rights of action on behalf of the Holders of the Notes as such Holders themselves may have the right to do, subject to the other provisions of this Section 6.12.
The Issuer shall join with the Trustee in the execution, delivery and performance of all instruments and agreements necessary or proper to appoint a co-trustee. If the Issuer does not join in such appointment within 15 days after the receipt by them of a request to do so, the Trustee shall have power to make such appointment on its own.
Should any written instrument from the Issuer be required by any co-trustee, so appointed, more fully confirming to such co-trustee such property, title, right or power, any and all such instruments shall, on request, be executed, acknowledged and delivered by the Issuer. The Issuer agrees to pay (but only from and to the extent of the Collateral) to the extent funds are available therefor under the Priority of Payments, for any reasonable fees and expenses in connection with such appointment.
Every co-trustee, shall, to the extent permitted by law, but to such extent only, be appointed subject to the following terms:
(a) all rights, powers, duties and obligations hereunder in respect of the custody of securities, Cash and other personal property held by, or required to be deposited or pledged with, the Trustee hereunder, shall be exercised solely by the Trustee;
(b) the rights, powers, duties and obligations hereby conferred or imposed upon the Trustee in respect of any property covered by the appointment of a co-trustee shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Trustee or by the Trustee and such co-trustee jointly in the case of the appointment of a co-trustee as shall be provided in the instrument appointing such co-trustee, except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act is to be performed, the Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations shall be exercised and performed by a co-trustee;
(c) the Trustee at any time, by an instrument in writing executed by it, with the concurrence of the Issuer evidenced by an Issuer Order, may accept the resignation of, or remove, any co-trustee appointed under this Section 6.12, and in case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall have the power to accept the resignation of, or remove, any such co-trustee without the concurrence of the Issuer. A successor to any co-trustee so resigned or removed may be appointed in the manner provided in this Section 6.12;
(d) no co-trustee hereunder shall be personally liable by reason of any act or omission of the Trustee hereunder, and any co-trustee hereunder shall be entitled to all the privileges, rights and immunities under Article 6 hereof, as if it were named the Trustee hereunder; and (e) any Act of Noteholders delivered to the Trustee shall be deemed to have been delivered to each co-trustee.
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Section 6.13 Direction to enter into the Servicing Agreement and Other Documents. The Issuer hereby directs the Trustee and the Note Administrator to enter into each of the applicable Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the Future Funding Agreement and the Future Funding Reserve Account Control Agreement. Each of the Trustee and the Note Administrator shall be entitled to the same rights, protections, immunities and indemnities afforded to each herein in connection with any matter contained in such documents.
Section 6.14 Representations and Warranties of the Trustee. The Trustee represents and warrants for the benefit of the other parties to this Indenture and the parties to the Servicing Agreement that:
(a) the Trustee is a national banking association with trust powers, duly and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America, with corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Indenture and the Servicing Agreement, and is duly eligible and qualified to act as Trustee under this Indenture and the Servicing Agreement;
(b) this Indenture and the Servicing Agreement have each been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee and each constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms except (i) as limited by bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, receivership, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (ii) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought;
(c) neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Indenture or the Servicing Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture or the Servicing Agreement, (i) is prohibited by, or requires the Trustee to obtain any consent, authorization, approval or registration under, any law, statute, rule, regulation, or any judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree that is binding upon the Trustee or any of its properties or Collateral or (ii) will violate the provisions of the Governing Documents of the Trustee; and
(d) there are no proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge of the Trustee, threatened against the Trustee before any Federal, state or other governmental agency, authority, administrator or regulatory body, arbitrator, court or other tribunal, foreign or domestic, which could have a material adverse effect on the Collateral or the performance by the Trustee of its obligations under this Indenture or the Servicing Agreement.
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Section 6.15 Representations and Warranties of the Note Administrator. The Note Administrator represents and warrants for the benefit of the other parties to this Indenture and the parties to the Servicing Agreement that:
(a) the Note Administrator is a national banking association with trust powers, duly and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America, with corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Indenture and the Servicing Agreement, and is duly eligible and qualified to act as Note Administrator under this Indenture and the Servicing Agreement;
(b) this Indenture and the Servicing Agreement have each been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Note Administrator and each constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Note Administrator, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms except (i) as limited by bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, receivership, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (ii) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought;
(c) neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Indenture of the Servicing Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture or the Servicing Agreement, (i) is prohibited by, or requires the Note Administrator to obtain any consent, authorization, approval or registration under, any law, statute, rule, regulation, or any judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree that is binding upon the Note Administrator or any of its properties or Collateral or (ii) will violate the provisions of the Governing Documents of the Note Administrator; and
(d) there are no proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge of the Note Administrator, threatened against the Note Administrator before any Federal, state or other governmental agency, authority, administrator or regulatory body, arbitrator, court or other tribunal, foreign or domestic, which could have a material adverse effect on the Collateral or the performance by the Note Administrator of its obligations under this Indenture or the Servicing Agreement.
Section 6.16 Requests for Consents. In the event that the Trustee and Note Administrator receives written notice of any offer or any request for a waiver, consent, amendment or other modification with respect to any Collateral Interest (before or after any default) or in the event any action is required to be taken in respect to an Asset Document, the Note Administrator shall promptly forward such notice to the Issuer, the Collateral Manager, the Servicer and the Special Servicer. The Special Servicer shall take such action as required under the Servicing Agreement as described in Section 10.10(f) of this Indenture.
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Section 6.17 Withholding. (a) If any amount is required to be deducted or withheld from any payment to any Noteholder or payee, such amount shall reduce the amount otherwise distributable to such Noteholder or payee. The Note Administrator is hereby authorized to withhold or deduct from amounts otherwise distributable to any Noteholder or payee sufficient funds for the payment of any tax that is legally required to be withheld or deducted (but such authorization shall not prevent the Note Administrator from contesting any such tax in appropriate proceedings and legally withholding payment of such tax, pending the outcome of such proceedings). The amount of any withholding tax imposed with respect to any Noteholder or payee shall be treated as Cash distributed to such Noteholder or payee at the time it is deducted or withheld by the Issuer or the Note Administrator, as applicable, and remitted to the appropriate taxing authority. If there is a possibility that withholding tax is payable with respect to a distribution, the Note Administrator may in its sole discretion withhold such amounts in accordance with this Section 6.17. The Issuer agrees to timely provide to the Trustee accurate and complete copies of all documentation received from Noteholders or payee pursuant to Sections 2.7(d) and 2.11(c) of this Indenture. Solely with respect to FATCA compliance and reporting, nothing herein shall impose an obligation on the part of the Note Administrator to determine the amount of any tax or withholding obligation on the part of the Issuer or in respect of the Notes.
(b) For the avoidance of doubt, the Note Administrator shall reasonably cooperate with Issuer, at Issuer’s direction and expense, to permit Issuer to fulfill its obligations under FATCA; provided that the Note Administrator shall have no independent obligation to cause or maintain Issuer’s compliance with FATCA and shall have no liability for any withholding on payments to Issuer as a result of Issuer’s failure to achieve or maintain FATCA compliance.
ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS
Section 7.1 Payment of Principal and Interest. The Issuer shall duly and punctually pay the principal of and interest on each Class of Notes in accordance with the terms of this Indenture. Amounts properly withheld under the Code or other applicable law by any Person from a payment to any Noteholder of interest and/or principal shall be considered as having been paid by the Issuer for all purposes of this Indenture.
The Note Administrator shall, unless prevented from doing so for reasons beyond its reasonable control, give notice to each Noteholder of any such withholding requirement no later than ten days prior to the related Payment Date from which amounts are required (as directed by the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf)) to be withheld; provided that, despite the failure of the Note Administrator to give such notice, amounts withheld pursuant to applicable tax laws shall be considered as having been paid by the Issuer, as provided above.
Section 7.2 Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Issuer hereby appoints the Note Administrator as a Paying Agent for the payment of principal of and interest on the Notes and where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and the Issuer hereby appoints United Agent Group Inc. in New York, New York, as its agent where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Notes or this Indenture may be served.
The Issuer may at any time and from time to time vary or terminate the appointment of any such agent or appoint any additional agents for any or all of such purposes; provided, however, that the Issuer will maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, an office or agency where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served, and, subject to any laws or regulations applicable thereto, an office or agency outside of the United States where Notes may be presented and surrendered for payment; provided, further, that no paying agent shall be appointed in a jurisdiction which subjects payments on the Notes to withholding tax. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Rating Agencies and the Noteholders of the appointment or termination of any such agent and of the location and any change in the location of any such office or agency.
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If at any time the Issuer shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, or outside the United States, or shall fail to furnish the Trustee and the Note Administrator with the address thereof, presentations and surrenders may be made (subject to the limitations described in the preceding paragraph) at and notices and demands may be served on the Issuer and Notes may be presented and surrendered for payment to the appropriate Paying Agent at its main office and the Issuer hereby appoints the same as its agent to receive such respective presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.
Section 7.3 Amounts for Note Payments to be Held in Trust. (a) All payments of amounts due and payable with respect to any Notes that are to be made from amounts withdrawn from the Payment Account shall be made on behalf of the Issuer by the Note Administrator or a Paying Agent (in each case, from and to the extent of available funds in the Payment Account and subject to the Priority of Payments) with respect to payments on the Notes.
When the Paying Agent is not also the Notes Registrar, the Issuer shall furnish, or cause the Notes Registrar to furnish, no later than the fifth calendar day after each Record Date a list, if necessary, in such form as such Paying Agent may reasonably request, of the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes and of the certificate numbers of individual Notes held by each such Holder together with wiring instructions, contact information, and such other information reasonably required by the paying agent.
Whenever the Paying Agent is not also the Note Administrator, the Issuer and such Paying Agent shall, on or before the Business Day next preceding each Payment Date or Redemption Date, as the case may be, direct the Note Administrator to deposit on such Payment Date with such Paying Agent, if necessary, an aggregate sum sufficient to pay the amounts then becoming due pursuant to the terms of this Indenture (to the extent funds are then available for such purpose in the Payment Account, and subject to the Priority of Payments), such sum to be held for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto and (unless such Paying Agent is the Note Administrator) the Issuer shall promptly notify the Note Administrator of its action or failure so to act. Any amounts deposited with a Paying Agent (other than the Note Administrator) in excess of an amount sufficient to pay the amounts then becoming due on the Notes with respect to which such deposit was made shall be paid over by such Paying Agent to the Note Administrator for application in accordance with Article 11. Any such Paying Agent shall be deemed to agree by assuming such role not to cause the filing of a petition in bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, winding up, moratorium or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under federal or State bankruptcy or similar laws of any jurisdiction, against the Issuer or any Permitted Subsidiary for the nonpayment to the Paying Agent of any amounts payable thereto until at least one year and one day (or, if longer, the applicable preference period then in effect and one day) after the payment in full of all Notes issued under this Indenture.
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The initial Paying Agent shall be as set forth in Section 7.2. Any additional or successor Paying Agents shall be appointed by Issuer Order of the Issuer and at the sole cost and expense (including such Paying Agent’s fee) of the Issuer, with written notice thereof to the Note Administrator; provided, however, that so long as any Class of the Notes are rated by a Rating Agency and with respect to any additional or successor Paying Agent for the Notes, either (i) such Paying Agent has a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of “AA” or higher by Fitch and a short-term senior unsecured debt rating of at least “F2” by Fitch or (ii) each of the Rating Agencies confirms that employing such Paying Agent shall not adversely affect the then-current ratings of the Notes. In the event that such successor Paying Agent ceases to have a long-term debt rating of “AA” or higher by Fitch and a short-term debt rating of at least “F2” by Fitch, the Issuer shall promptly remove such Paying Agent and appoint a successor Paying Agent. The Issuer shall not appoint any Paying Agent that is not, at the time of such appointment, a depository institution or trust company subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or state and/or national banking authorities. The Issuer shall cause the Paying Agent other than the Note Administrator to execute and deliver to the Note Administrator an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Note Administrator (and if the Note Administrator acts as Paying Agent, it hereby so agrees), subject to the provisions of this Section 7.3, that such Paying Agent will:
(i) allocate all sums received for payment to the Holders of Notes in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;
(ii) hold all sums held by it for the payment of amounts due with respect to the Notes for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and pay such sums to such Persons as herein provided;
(iii) if such Paying Agent is not the Note Administrator, immediately resign as a Paying Agent and forthwith pay to the Note Administrator all sums held by it for the payment of Notes if at any time it ceases to satisfy the standards set forth above required to be met by a Paying Agent at the time of its appointment;
(iv) if such Paying Agent is not the Note Administrator, immediately give the Note Administrator notice of any Default by the Issuer (or any other obligor upon the Notes) in the making of any payment required to be made; and
(v) if such Paying Agent is not the Note Administrator at any time during the continuance of any such Default, upon the written request of the Note Administrator, forthwith pay to the Note Administrator all sums so held by such Paying Agent.
The Issuer may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Issuer Order direct the Paying Agent to pay, to the Note Administrator all sums held by the Issuer or held by the Paying Agent for payment of the Notes, such sums to be held by the Note Administrator in trust for the same Noteholders as those upon which such sums were held by the Issuer or the Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by the Paying Agent to the Note Administrator, the Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such amounts.
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Except as otherwise required by applicable law, any amounts deposited with the Note Administrator in trust or deposited with the Paying Agent for the payment of the principal of or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Issuer on request; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Issuer for payment of such amounts and all liability of the Note Administrator or the Paying Agent with respect to such amounts (but only to the extent of the amounts so paid to the Issuer) shall thereupon cease. The Note Administrator or the Paying Agent, before being required to make any such release of payment, may, but shall not be required to, adopt and employ, at the expense of the Issuer, any reasonable means of notification of such release of payment, including, but not limited to, mailing notice of such release to Holders whose Notes have been called but have not been surrendered for redemption or whose right to or interest in amounts due and payable but not claimed is determinable from the records of the Paying Agent, at the last address of record of each such Holder.
Section 7.4 Existence of the Issuer. (a) So long as any Note is Outstanding, the Issuer shall, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, maintain in full force and effect its existence and rights as a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware; provided that the Issuer shall be entitled to change its jurisdiction of formation from Delaware to any other jurisdiction reasonably selected by the Issuer so long as (i) such change is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes, (ii) it delivers written notice of such change to the Note Administrator for delivery to the Holders of the Notes and the Rating Agencies and (iii) on or prior to the fifteenth (15th) Business Day following such delivery of such notice by the Note Administrator to the Noteholders, the Note Administrator shall not have received written notice from a Majority of the Controlling Class objecting to such change. So long as any Notes are Outstanding, the Issuer will maintain at all times at least one director who is Independent of the Collateral Manager and its Affiliates.
(b) So long as any Note is Outstanding, the Issuer shall ensure that all limited liability company formalities or other formalities regarding its existence are followed (including correcting any known misunderstanding regarding its separate existence). So long as any Note is Outstanding, the Issuer shall not take any action or conduct its affairs in a manner that is likely to result in its separate existence being ignored or its Collateral and liabilities being substantively consolidated with any other Person in a bankruptcy, reorganization or other insolvency proceeding. So long as any Note is Outstanding, the Issuer shall maintain and implement administrative and operating procedures reasonably necessary in the performance of the Issuer’s obligations hereunder, and the Issuer shall at all times keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained, separate books, records, accounts and other information customarily maintained for the performance of the Issuer’s obligations hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, so long as any Note is Outstanding, the Issuer shall not (A) have any subsidiaries (other than a Permitted Subsidiary), (B) guarantee any obligation of any Person, including any Affiliate, or become obligated for the debts of any other Person, (C) join in any transaction with any member that is not permitted under the terms of the Servicing Agreement or this Indenture, (D) pay dividends other than in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, (E) commingle its funds or Collateral with those of any other Person, or (F) enter into any contract or agreement with any of its Affiliates, except upon terms and conditions that are commercially reasonable and substantially similar to those available in arm’s-length transactions with an unrelated party.
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Section 7.5 Protection of Collateral. (a) The Note Administrator, at the expense of the Issuer and pursuant to any Opinion of Counsel received pursuant to Section 7.5(d) shall execute and deliver all such Financing Statements, continuation statements, instruments of further assurance and other instruments, and shall take such other action as may be necessary or advisable or desirable to secure the rights and remedies of the Holders and to:
(i) Grant more effectively all or any portion of the Collateral;
(ii) maintain or preserve the lien (and the priority thereof) of this Indenture or to carry out more effectively the purposes hereof;
(iii) perfect, publish notice of or protect the validity of any Grant made or to be made by this Indenture (including, without limitation, any and all actions necessary or desirable as a result of changes in law or regulations);
(iv) instruct the Special Servicer with respect to enforcement on any of the Collateral Interests or enforce on any other instruments or property included in the Collateral;
(v) instruct the Special Servicer to preserve and defend title to the Collateral Interests and preserve and defend title to the other Collateral and the rights of the Trustee, the Holders of the Notes in the Collateral against the claims of all persons and parties; and
(vi) pursuant to Sections 11.1(a)(i)(1) and 11.1(a)(ii)(1), pay or cause to be paid any and all taxes levied or assessed upon all or any part of the Collateral.
The Issuer hereby designates the Note Administrator as its agent and attorney-in-fact to execute any Financing Statement, continuation statement or other instrument required pursuant to this Section 7.5. The Note Administrator agrees that it will from time to time execute and cause such Financing Statements and continuation statements to be filed (it being understood that the Note Administrator shall be entitled to rely upon an Opinion of Counsel described in Section 7.5(d), at the expense of the Issuer, as to the need to file such Financing Statements and continuation statements, the dates by which such filings are required to be made and the jurisdictions in which such filings are required to be made).
(b) Neither the Trustee nor the Note Administrator shall (except in accordance with Section 10.12(a), (b) or (c) and except for payments, deliveries and distributions otherwise expressly permitted under this Indenture) cause or permit the Custodial Account or the Custodian to be located in a different jurisdiction from the jurisdiction in which the Custodian was located on the Closing Date, unless the Trustee or the Note Administrator, as applicable, shall have first received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the lien and security interest created by this Indenture with respect to such property will continue to be maintained after giving effect to such action or actions.
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(c) The Issuer shall (i) pay or cause to be paid taxes, if any, levied on account of the beneficial ownership by the Issuer of any Collateral that secure the Notes and timely file all tax returns and information statements as required, (ii) take all actions necessary or advisable to prevent the Issuer from becoming subject to any withholding or other taxes or assessments and to allow the Issuer to comply with FATCA, and (iii) if required to prevent the withholding or imposition of United States income tax, deliver or cause to be delivered an IRS Form W-9 (or the applicable IRS Form W-8, if appropriate) or successor applicable form, to each borrower, counterparty or paying agent with respect to (as applicable) an item included in the Collateral at the time such item is purchased or entered into and thereafter prior to the expiration or obsolescence of such form.
(d) For so long as the Notes are Outstanding, within the six-month period preceding the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date and every sixty (60) months thereafter, the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf) shall deliver to the Trustee and the Note Administrator, for the benefit of the Trustee, the Collateral Manager, the Note Administrator and the Rating Agencies, at the expense of the Issuer, an Opinion of Counsel stating what is required, in the opinion of such counsel, as of the date of such opinion, to maintain the lien and security interest created by this Indenture with respect to the Collateral, and confirming the matters set forth in the Opinion of Counsel, furnished pursuant to Section 3.1(c), with regard to the perfection and priority of such security interest (and such Opinion of Counsel may likewise be subject to qualifications and assumptions similar to those set forth in the Opinion of Counsel delivered pursuant to Section 3.1(c)).
Section 7.6 Notice of Any Amendments. The Issuer shall give notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider of, and satisfy the Rating Agency Condition with respect to, any amendments to its Governing Documents.
Section 7.7 Performance of Obligations. (a) The Issuer shall not take any action, and will use commercially reasonable efforts not to permit any action to be taken by others, that would release any Person from any of such Person’s covenants or obligations under any Instrument included in the Collateral, except in the case of enforcement action taken with respect to any Defaulted Collateral Interest in accordance with the provisions hereof and as otherwise required hereby.
(b) The Issuer may, with the prior written consent of the Majority of the Notes, contract with other Persons, including the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Note Administrator, the Trustee or the Collateral Manager, for the performance of actions and obligations to be performed by the Issuer hereunder by such Persons and the performance of the actions and other obligations with respect to the Collateral of the nature set forth in this Indenture. Notwithstanding any such arrangement, the Issuer shall remain primarily liable with respect thereto. In the event of such contract, the performance of such actions and obligations by such Persons shall be deemed to be performance of such actions and obligations by the Issuer; and the Issuer shall punctually perform, and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Collateral Manager or such other Person to perform, all of their obligations and agreements contained in this Indenture or such other agreement.
(c) Unless the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect thereto, the Issuer shall maintain the Servicing Agreement in full force and effect so long as any Notes remain Outstanding and shall not terminate the Servicing Agreement with respect to any Collateral Interest except upon the sale or other liquidation of such Collateral Interest in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Indenture.
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(d) If the Issuer receives a notice from the Rating Agencies stating that they are not in compliance with Rule 17g-5, the Issuer shall take such action as mutually agreed between the Issuer and the Rating Agencies in order to comply with Rule 17g-5.
Section 7.8 Negative Covenants. (a) The Issuer shall not:
(i) sell, assign, participate, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of, or pledge, mortgage, hypothecate or otherwise encumber (or permit such to occur or suffer such to exist), any part of the Collateral, except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Indenture, the Servicing Agreement or the Collateral Management Agreement;
(ii) claim any credit on, make any deduction from, or dispute the enforceability of, the payment of the principal or interest payable in respect of the Notes (other than amounts required to be paid, deducted or withheld in accordance with any applicable law or regulation of any governmental authority) or assert any claim against any present or future Noteholder by reason of the payment of any taxes levied or assessed upon any part of the Collateral;
(iii) (A) incur or assume or guarantee any indebtedness, other than the Notes and this Indenture and the transactions contemplated hereby; (B) issue any additional class of securities, other than the Notes and the Membership Interests; or (C) issue any additional beneficial ownership interests in the Issuer;
(iv) (A) permit the validity or effectiveness of this Indenture or any Grant hereunder to be impaired, or permit the lien of this Indenture to be amended, hypothecated, subordinated, terminated or discharged, or permit any Person to be released from any covenants or obligations with respect to this Indenture or the Notes, except as may be expressly permitted hereby; (B) permit any lien, charge, adverse claim, security interest, mortgage or other encumbrance (other than the lien of this Indenture) to be created on or extend to or otherwise arise upon or burden the Collateral or any part thereof, any interest therein or the proceeds thereof, except as may be expressly permitted hereby; or (C) take any action that would permit the lien of this Indenture not to constitute a valid first priority security interest in the Collateral, except as may be expressly permitted hereby;
(v) amend the Servicing Agreement, except pursuant to the terms thereof;
(vi) to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, dissolve or liquidate in whole or in part, except as permitted hereunder;
(vii) make or incur any capital expenditures, except as reasonably required to perform its functions in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;
(viii) become liable in any way, whether directly or by assignment or as a guarantor or other surety, for the obligations of the lessee under any lease, hire any employees or pay any dividends to its shareholders; (ix) maintain any bank accounts other than the Accounts in which (inter alia) the proceeds of the Issuer’s issued share capital and the transaction fees paid to the Issuer for agreeing to issue the Notes will be kept;
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(x) conduct business under an assumed name, or change its name without first delivering at least 30 days’ prior written notice to the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Noteholders and the Rating Agencies and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such name change will not adversely affect the security interest hereunder of the Trustee or the Secured Parties;
(xi) take any action that would result in it failing to qualify as a Qualified REIT Subsidiary or other disregarded entity of LCMT for U.S. federal income tax purposes (including, but not limited to, an election to treat the Issuer as a “taxable REIT subsidiary,” as defined in Section 856(l) of the Code), unless based on an Opinion of Counsel of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, Mayer Brown LLP or another nationally recognized tax counsel experienced in such matters, (A) the Issuer will be treated as a Qualified REIT Subsidiary or other disregarded entity of a REIT, or (B) the Issuer will not be treated as an association taxable as a corporation, a “taxable mortgage pool” or a “publicly traded partnership” for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
(xii) except for any agreements involving the purchase and sale of Collateral Interests having customary purchase or sale terms and documented with customary loan trading documentation, enter into any agreements unless such agreements contain “non-petition” and “limited recourse” provisions; or
(xiii) amend their respective organizational documents without satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition in connection therewith.
(b) Neither the Issuer nor the Trustee shall sell, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of Collateral, or enter into or engage in any business with respect to any part of the Collateral, except as expressly permitted or required by this Indenture or the Servicing Agreement.
(c) For so long as any of the Notes are Outstanding, the Issuer shall not issue any limited liability company membership interests of the Issuer to any Person other than the Issuer or a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer.
(d) The Issuer shall not enter into any material new agreements (other than any Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement or other agreement contemplated by this Indenture or the Collateral Management Agreement) (including, without limitation, in connection with the sale of Collateral by the Issuer) without the prior written consent of the Holders of at least a Majority of the Notes and shall provide notice of all new agreements (other than any Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement or other agreement specifically contemplated by this Indenture or the Collateral Management Agreement) to the Holders of the Notes. The foregoing notwithstanding, the Issuer may agree to any material new agreements; provided that (i) the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf) determines that such new agreements would not, upon becoming effective, adversely affect the rights or interests of any Class or Classes of Noteholders and (ii) subject to satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition.
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(e) As long as any Note is Outstanding, the Advancing Agent shall cause LMNT Holder to not transfer (whether by means of an actual transfer or a transfer of beneficial ownership for U.S. federal income tax purposes), pledge or hypothecate any retained or repurchased Notes to any other Person except as permitted under Section 2.5(n) of this Indenture.
(f) Any financing arrangement pursuant to Section 7.8(f) shall prohibit any further transfer (whether by means of an actual transfer or a transfer of beneficial ownership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) of the Retained Notes and the Membership Interests of the Issuer, including a transfer in connection with any exercise of remedies under such financing, except as permitted under Section 2.5(n) of this Indenture.
Section 7.9 Statement as to Compliance. On or before January 31, in each calendar year, commencing in 2027 or immediately if there has been a Default in the fulfillment of an obligation under this Indenture, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee, the Note Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider an Officer’s Certificate given on behalf of the Issuer and without personal liability stating, as to each signer thereof, that, since the date of the last certificate or, in the case of the first certificate, the Closing Date, to the best of the knowledge, information and belief of such Officer, the Issuer has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Indenture or, if there has been a Default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such Default known to them and the nature and status thereof.
Section 7.10 Issuer May Consolidate or Merge Only on Certain Terms. (a) The Issuer shall not consolidate or merge with or into any other Person or transfer or convey all or substantially all of its Collateral to any Person, unless permitted by the Governing Documents and unless:
(i) the Issuer shall be the surviving entity, or the Person (if other than the Issuer) formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer is merged or to which all or substantially all of the Collateral of the Issuer are transferred shall be an entity organized and existing under the laws of Delaware or such other jurisdiction approved by a Majority of each and every Class of the Notes (each voting as a separate Class); provided that no such approval shall be required in connection with any such transaction undertaken solely to effect a change in the jurisdiction of formation pursuant to Section 7.4 hereof; and provided, further, that the surviving entity shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, the Note Administrator, and each Noteholder, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on all Notes and other amounts payable hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement and the performance and observance of every covenant of this Indenture and the Servicing Agreement on the part of the Issuer to be performed or observed, all as provided herein;
(ii) the Rating Agency Condition shall be satisfied;
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(iii) if the Issuer is not the surviving entity, the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer is merged or to which all or substantially all of the Collateral of the Issuer are transferred shall have agreed with the Trustee and the Note Administrator (A) to observe the same legal requirements for the recognition of such formed or surviving entity as a legal entity separate and apart from any of its Affiliates as are applicable to the Issuer with respect to its Affiliates and (B) not to consolidate or merge with or into any other Person or transfer or convey all or substantially all of the Collateral or all or substantially all of its Collateral to any other Person except in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.10, unless in connection with a sale of the Collateral pursuant to Article 5, Article 9 or Article 12; (iv) if the Issuer is not the surviving entity, the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer is merged or to which all or substantially all of the Collateral of the Issuer are transferred shall have delivered to the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Collateral Manager and the Rating Agencies an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such Person is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing in the jurisdiction in which such Person is organized; that such Person has sufficient power and authority to assume the obligations set forth in Section 7.10(a)(i) above and to execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto for the purpose of assuming such obligations; that such Person has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of an indenture supplemental hereto for the purpose of assuming such obligations and that such supplemental indenture is a valid, legal and binding obligation of such Person, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject only to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); that, immediately following the event which causes such Person to become the successor to the Issuer, (A) such Person has good and marketable title, free and clear of any lien, security interest or charge, other than the lien and security interest of this Indenture, to the Collateral securing, in the case of a consolidation or merger of the Issuer, all of the Secured Notes or, in the case of any transfer or conveyance of the Collateral securing any of the Notes, such Notes, (B) the Trustee continues to have a valid perfected first priority security interest in the Collateral securing, in the case of a consolidation or merger of the Issuer, all of the Secured Notes, or, in the case of any transfer or conveyance of the Collateral securing any of the Notes, such Notes and (C) such other matters as the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Collateral Manager or any Noteholder may reasonably require;
(v) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
(vi) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee, the Note Administrator and each Noteholder, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such consolidation, merger, transfer or conveyance and such supplemental indenture comply with this Article 7 and that all conditions precedent in this Article 7 provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with;
(vii) the Issuer has received an opinion from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, Mayer Brown LLP or another nationally recognized tax counsel experienced in such matters that the Issuer or the Person referred to in clause (a) will be treated as a Qualified REIT Subsidiary or other disregarded entity of a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes; and
(viii) after giving effect to such transaction, (A) the Issuer shall not be required to register as an investment company under the 1940 Act and (B) none of the Issuer or the pool of Collateral will constitute a “covered fund” for purposes of the regulations adopted to implement Section 619 of Dodd-Frank (79 F.R. 77601).
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Section 7.11 Successor Substituted. Upon any consolidation or merger, or transfer or conveyance of all or substantially all of the Collateral of the Issuer, in accordance with Section 7.10 hereof, the Person formed by or surviving such consolidation or merger (if other than the Issuer), or the Person to which such consolidation, merger, transfer or conveyance is made, shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Issuer under this Indenture with the same effect as if such Person had been named as the Issuer herein. In the event of any such consolidation, merger, transfer or conveyance, the Person named as the “Issuer” in the first paragraph of this Indenture or any successor which shall theretofore have become such in the manner prescribed in this Article 7 may be dissolved, wound-up and liquidated at any time thereafter, and such Person thereafter shall be released from its liabilities as obligor and maker on all the Notes and from its obligations under this Indenture.
Section 7.12 No Other Business. The Issuer shall not engage in any business or activity other than issuing and selling the Notes pursuant to this Indenture and any supplements thereto, and acquiring, owning, holding, disposing of and pledging the Collateral in connection with the Notes and such other activities which are necessary, suitable or convenient to accomplish the foregoing or are incidental thereto or connected therewith.
Section 7.13 Reporting. At any time when the Issuer is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and is not exempt from reporting pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Exchange Act, upon the request of a Holder or beneficial owner of a Note, the Issuer shall promptly furnish or cause to be furnished “Rule 144A Information” (as defined below) to such Holder or beneficial owner, to a prospective purchaser of such Note designated by such Holder or beneficial owner or to the Note Administrator for delivery to such Holder or beneficial owner or a prospective purchaser designated by such Holder or beneficial owner, as the case may be, in order to permit compliance by such Holder or beneficial owner with Rule 144A under the Securities Act in connection with the resale of such Note by such Holder or beneficial owner. “Rule 144A Information” shall be such information as is specified pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act (or any successor provision thereto). The Note Administrator shall reasonably cooperate with the Issuer in mailing or otherwise distributing (at the Issuer’s expense) to such Noteholders or prospective purchasers, at and pursuant to the Issuer’s written direction the foregoing materials prepared by or on behalf of the Issuer; provided, however, that the Note Administrator shall be entitled to prepare and affix thereto or enclose therewith reasonable disclaimers to the effect that such Rule 144A Information was not assembled by the Note Administrator, that the Note Administrator has not reviewed or verified the accuracy thereof, and that it makes no representation as to such accuracy or as to the sufficiency of such information under the requirements of Rule 144A or for any other purpose.
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Section 7.14 Calculation Agent. (a) The Issuer hereby agrees that for so long as any Notes remain Outstanding there shall at all times be an agent appointed to calculate the Benchmark in respect of each Interest Accrual Period in accordance with the terms of Schedule B attached hereto (the “Calculation Agent”). The Issuer initially has appointed the Note Administrator as Calculation Agent for purposes of determining the Benchmark for each Interest Accrual Period. The Calculation Agent may be removed by the Issuer at any time, with or without cause, upon no less than thirty (30) days’ written notice to the Calculation Agent. The Calculation Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Issuer, the Collateral Manager, the Noteholders and the Rating Agencies. If the Calculation Agent is unable or unwilling to act as such or is removed by the Issuer, or if the Calculation Agent fails to determine the then-current Benchmark or the Interest Distribution Amount for any Class of Notes for any Interest Accrual Period, the Issuer shall promptly appoint as a replacement Calculation Agent a leading bank, which does not control or is not controlled by or under common control with the Issuer or its Affiliates. If the Calculation Agent is removed without cause, the expenses incurred in connection with transferring the Calculation Agent’s responsibilities hereunder shall be reimbursed by the Issuer. The Calculation Agent may not resign its duties without a successor having been duly appointed. If no successor Calculation Agent shall have been appointed within 30 days after giving of a notice of resignation, the resigning Calculation Agent, a Majority of the Notes or any Holder of a Note, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, may, at the Issuer’s expense, petition a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Calculation Agent.
(b) The Calculation Agent shall calculate, on each Benchmark Determination Date, the Benchmark for the next Interest Accrual Period and will communicate such rates via the Monthly Report. The Calculation Agent shall notify the Issuer and the Collateral Manager before 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on each Benchmark Determination Date if it has not determined and is not in the process of determining the Benchmark and the Interest Distribution Amounts for each Class of Notes, together with the reasons therefor. The determination of the Note Interest Rates and the related Interest Distribution Amounts, respectively, by the Calculation Agent shall, absent manifest error, be final and binding on all parties to this Indenture and the Noteholders.
Section 7.15 REIT Status. (a) LCMT shall not take any action that results in the Issuer failing to qualify as a Qualified REIT Subsidiary or other disregarded entity of LCMT for U.S. federal income tax purposes, unless based on an Opinion of Counsel, the Issuer will be treated as a Qualified REIT Subsidiary or other disregarded entity of a REIT; provided that no such opinion shall be required with respect to a transfer to an affiliate that is directly or indirectly wholly owned by LCMT or a Subsequent REIT and is disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes from LCMT or such Subsequent REIT.
(b) Without limiting the generality of this Section 7.15, if the Issuer is no longer a Qualified REIT Subsidiary or other disregarded entity of a REIT, prior to the time that:
(i) any Collateral Interest would cause the Issuer to become subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis;
(ii) the Issuer would acquire or receive any asset in connection with a workout or restructuring of a Collateral Interest that could cause the Issuer to become subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis;
(iii) the Issuer would acquire the real property underlying any Collateral Interest pursuant to a foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure; or (iv) any Collateral Interest is modified in such a manner that could cause the Issuer to become subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis,
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the Issuer will (x) organize one or more Permitted Subsidiaries and contribute the subject property to such Permitted Subsidiary, (y) contribute such Collateral Interest to an existing Permitted Subsidiary, or (z) sell such Collateral Interest in accordance with Section 12.1.
Section 7.16 Permitted Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer shall, following delivery of an Issuer Order to the parties hereto, be permitted to sell or transfer to a Permitted Subsidiary at any time any defaulted loan, REO Property or Sensitive Asset for consideration consisting entirely of the Equity Interests of such Permitted Subsidiary (or for an increase in the value of Equity Interests already owned). Such Issuer Order shall certify that the sale or transfer of any such defaulted loan, REO Property or Sensitive Asset is being made in accordance with the terms of this Indenture. The Custodian shall, upon receipt of a Request for Release with respect to any defaulted loan, REO Property or Sensitive Asset, release such defaulted loan, REO Property or Sensitive Asset and shall deliver such defaulted loan, REO Property or Sensitive Asset as specified in such Request for Release. The following provisions shall apply to all Sensitive Assets and Permitted Subsidiaries:
(a) For all purposes under this Indenture, any Sensitive Asset transferred to a Permitted Subsidiary shall be treated as if it were an asset owned directly by the Issuer.
(b) Any distribution of Cash by a Permitted Subsidiary to the Issuer shall be characterized as Interest Proceeds or Principal Proceeds to the same extent that such Cash would have been characterized as Interest Proceeds or Principal Proceeds if received directly by the Issuer and each Permitted Subsidiary shall cause all proceeds of and collections on each Sensitive Asset owned by such Permitted Subsidiary to be deposited into the Payment Account.
(c) To the extent applicable, the Issuer shall form one or more Securities Accounts with the Securities Intermediary for the benefit of each Permitted Subsidiary and shall, to the extent applicable, cause Sensitive Asset to be credited to such Securities Accounts.
(d) Notwithstanding the complete and absolute transfer of a Sensitive Asset to a Permitted Subsidiary, the ownership interests of the Issuer in a Permitted Subsidiary or any property distributed to the Issuer by a Permitted Subsidiary shall be treated as a continuation of its ownership of the Sensitive Asset that was transferred to such Permitted Subsidiary (and shall be treated as having the same characteristics as such Sensitive Asset).
(e) If the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee, or any other authorized party takes any action under this Indenture to sell, liquidate or dispose of all or substantially all of the Collateral, the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf) shall cause each Permitted Subsidiary to sell each Sensitive Asset and all other Collateral held by such Permitted Subsidiary and distribute the proceeds of such sale, net of any amounts necessary to satisfy any related expenses and tax liabilities, to the Issuer in exchange for the Equity Interest in such Permitted Subsidiary held by the Issuer.
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Section 7.17 Repurchase Requests. If the Issuer, the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Collateral Manager, the Servicer or the Special Servicer receives any request or demand that a Collateral Interest be repurchased or replaced arising from any Material Breach of a representation or warranty made with respect to such Collateral Interest or any Material Document Defect (any such request or demand, a “Repurchase Request”) or a withdrawal of a Repurchase Request from any Person other than the Servicer or Special Servicer, then Collateral Manager (on behalf of the Issuer), the Trustee or the Note Administrator, as applicable, shall promptly forward such notice of such Repurchase Request or withdrawal of a Repurchase Request, as the case may be, to the Servicer (if related to a performing Commercial Real Estate Loan) or Special Servicer, and include the following statement in the related correspondence: “This is a “[Repurchase Request]/[withdrawal of a Repurchase Request]” under Section 3.19 of the Servicing Agreement relating to LMNT CRE 2025-FL3, LLC, requiring action from you as the “Repurchase Request Recipient” thereunder.” Upon receipt of such Repurchase Request or withdrawal of a Repurchase Request by the Collateral Manager, the Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to the prior sentence, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be deemed to be the Repurchase Request Recipient in respect of such Repurchase Request or withdrawal of a Repurchase Request, as the case may be, and shall be responsible for complying with the procedures set forth in Section 3.19 of the Servicing Agreement with respect to such Repurchase Request.
Section 7.18 Purchase of the Delayed Acquisition Collateral Interests.
On the Closing Date or at any time on or prior to the 90th day following the Closing Date (the “Purchase Termination Date”), the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer) may purchase one or both of the Delayed Acquisition Collateral Interests. A Delayed Acquisition Collateral Interest may be acquired without regard to the Eligibility Criteria (but subject to the Acquisition Criteria) on either the Closing Date or at any time on or prior to the Purchase Termination Date only so long as the Delayed Acquisition Conditions are satisfied. If a Delayed Acquisition Collateral Interest is not acquired on or prior to the Purchase Termination Date or if the Delayed Acquisition Conditions are not satisfied, then such Delayed Acquisition Collateral Interest may be acquired during the Reinvestment Period as a Reinvestment Collateral Interest, or at any time as an Exchange Collateral Interest or Collateral Interest contributed by the Majority Class H Noteholder, in each case, in accordance with the terms and conditions applicable to acquisitions of such Collateral Interests, including the Eligibility Criteria and the Acquisition Criteria. If a Delayed Acquisition Collateral Interest is not acquired on the Closing Date, the expected purchase price thereof will be credited to the Unused Proceeds Account to be used by the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer) to acquire such Delayed Acquisition Collateral Interest or, if the Collateral Manager determines that a Delayed Acquisition Collateral Interest may not close prior to the Purchase Termination Date or otherwise decides not to acquire such Delayed Acquisition Collateral Interest, all amounts on deposit in the Unused Proceeds Account with respect to such Delayed Acquisition Collateral Interest will be deposited into the Reinvestment Account.
The Issuer (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer) shall promptly notify the Servicer with respect to any acquisition of a Delayed Acquisition Collateral Interest.
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Section 7.19 [Reserved].
Section 7.20 Servicing of Commercial Real Estate Loans and Control of Servicing Decisions. The Commercial Real Estate Loans (other than Commercial Real Estate Loans related to the Non-Serviced Loans) will be serviced by the Servicer or, with respect to Specially Serviced Loans, the Special Servicer, in each case pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, subject to the consultation, consent and direction rights of the Collateral Manager (or, with respect to any Participation, the consultation, consent and direction rights of any related Companion Participation holder), as set forth in the Servicing Agreement, subject to those conditions, restrictions or termination events expressly provided therein. Nothing in this Indenture shall be interpreted to limit in any respect the rights of the Collateral Manager under the Servicing Agreement and none of the Issuer, Note Administrator and Trustee shall take any action under the Indenture inconsistent with the Collateral Manager’s rights set forth under the Servicing Agreement.
Section 7.21 ABS Due Diligence Services. If any of the parties to this Indenture receives a Form ABS Due Diligence-15E from any party in connection with any third-party due diligence services such party may have provided with respect to the Collateral Interests (any such party, a “Due Diligence Service Provider”), such receiving party shall promptly forward such Form ABS Due Diligence-15E to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Website. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post on the 17g-5 Website any Form ABS Due Diligence-15E it receives directly from a Due Diligence Service Provider or from another party to this Indenture, promptly upon receipt thereof.
ARTICLE VIII
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
Section 8.1 Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Noteholders.
(a) Without the consent of the Holders of any Notes, and without satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition, the Issuer, when authorized by Board Resolutions of the Issuer, the Advancing Agent, the Trustee and the Note Administrator, at any time and from time to time subject to the requirement provided below in this Section 8.1, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form satisfactory to the parties thereto, for any of the following purposes:
(i) evidence the succession of any Person to the Issuer and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Issuer in the Notes and herein;
(ii) add to the covenants of the Issuer, the Advancing Agent, the Note Administrator or the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Issuer;
(iii) convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge any property to or with the Trustee, or add to the conditions, limitations or restrictions on the authorized amount, terms and purposes of the issue, authentication and delivery of the Notes; (iv) evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee or a successor Note Administrator and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Sections 6.9, 6.10 and 6.12 hereof;
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(v) correct or amplify the description of any property at any time subject to the lien of this Indenture, or to better assure, convey and confirm unto the Trustee any property subject or required to be subject to the lien of this Indenture (including, without limitation, any and all actions necessary or desirable as a result of changes in law or regulations) or to subject any additional property to the lien of this Indenture;
(vi) modify the restrictions on and procedures for resales and other transfers of Notes to reflect any changes in applicable law or regulation (or the interpretation thereof) or to enable the Issuer to rely upon any exemption or exclusion from registration under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the 1940 Act (including, without limitation, (A) to prevent any Class of Notes from being considered an “ownership interest” under the Section 619 of Dodd-Frank (such statutory provision together with such implementing regulations, the “Volcker Rule”) or (B) to prevent the Issuer from being considered a “covered fund” under the Volcker Rule) or to remove restrictions on resale and transfer to the extent not required thereunder;
(vii) accommodate the issuance, if any, of Notes in global or book-entry form through the facilities of DTC or otherwise;
(viii) take any action commercially reasonably necessary or advisable as required for the Issuer to comply with the requirements of FATCA; or to prevent the Issuer from failing to qualify as a Qualified REIT Subsidiary or other disregarded entity of a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or to prevent the Issuer, the Holders of the Notes or the Trustee from being subject to withholding or other taxes, fees or assessments or from otherwise being subject to U.S. federal, state, local or foreign income or franchise tax on a net income tax basis;
(ix) amend or supplement any provision of this Indenture to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to the Notes;
(x) accommodate the settlement of the Notes in book-entry form through the facilities of DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg or otherwise;
(xi) authorize the appointment of any listing agent, transfer agent, paying agent or additional registrar for any Class of Notes required or advisable in connection with the listing of any Class of Notes on any stock exchange, and otherwise to amend this Indenture to incorporate any changes required or requested by any governmental authority, stock exchange authority, listing agent, transfer agent, paying agent or additional registrar for any Class of Notes in connection therewith;
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(xii) evidence changes to applicable laws and regulations, including, without limitation, with the consent of the Securitization Sponsor and, in the case of the EU Securitization Regulation and the UK Securitization Framework, the EU/UK Retention Holder and LMNT Holder; (xiii) to modify, eliminate or add to any of the provisions of this Indenture in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules, the EU Securitization Regulation or the UK Securitization Framework, as applicable, or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, in order to modify or eliminate the risk retention requirements in the event of such amendment or repeal; provided that the Trustee has received an opinion of counsel to the effect the action is consistent with and will not cause a violation of the Credit Risk Retention Rules;
(xiv) reduce the minimum denominations required for transfer of the Notes;
(xv) modify the provisions of this Indenture with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Interest Advances if (a) the Collateral Manager determines that the commercial mortgage securitization industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard and (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of Issuer for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel; and
(xvi) modify the procedures set forth in this Indenture relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that the change would not materially increase the obligations of the Collateral Manager, the Note Administrator, the Trustee, any paying agent, the Servicer or the Special Servicer (in each case, without such party’s consent) and would not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Noteholder; provided, further, that the Collateral Manager must provide a copy of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the Rule 17g-5 Website and provide notice of any such amendment to the Rating Agencies.
The Note Administrator and Trustee are each hereby authorized to join in the execution of any such supplemental indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations which may be therein contained, but the Note Administrator and Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Note Administrator’s or Trustee’s own rights, duties, liabilities or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, except to the extent required by law.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 8.1(a) or any other provision of this Indenture, without prior notice to, and without the consent of the Holders of any Notes or satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition,
(i) the Issuer, when authorized by Board Resolutions of the Issuer, the Trustee and the Note Administrator, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form satisfactory to the Trustee and the Note Administrator, for any of the following purposes:
(1) to conform this Indenture to the provisions described in the Offering Memorandum (or any supplement thereto); (2) to correct any defect or ambiguity in this Indenture in order to address any manifest error, omission or mistake in any provision of this Indenture; and
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(3) to provide for the Notes of each Class to bear interest based on the applicable Benchmark Replacement from and after the related Benchmark Replacement Date and/or at the direction of the Collateral Manager to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes.
(ii) at the direction of the Collateral Manager, the Issuer, the Note Administrator and the Trustee shall enter into supplemental indentures to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes and/or to provide for the Notes of each Class to bear interest based on the applicable Benchmark Replacement from and after the related Benchmark Replacement Date.
Section 8.2 Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Noteholders. Except as set forth below, the Note Administrator, the Custodian, the Trustee, the Advancing Agent and the Issuer may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto to add any provisions to, or change in any manner or eliminate any of the provisions of, this Indenture or modify in any manner the rights of the Holders of any Class of Notes under this Indenture only (x) with the written consent of the Holders of at least a Majority of the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Notes of each Class (excluding any Notes owned by the Seller, the Collateral Manager or any of their respective Affiliates), by Act of said Noteholders delivered to the Trustee, the Custodian, the Note Administrator, the Advancing Agent and the Issuer, and (y) subject to satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition, notice of which may be in electronic form. The consent of the Holders of any Class of Notes will be binding on all present and future Holders of the Notes.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any supplemental indenture to add or modify any of the provisions of this Indenture with respect to (a) the definitions of “Controlling Class”, “Majority” and “Supermajority” and (b) the Eligibility Criteria, the Acquisition Criteria or the Note Protection Tests, other than with respect to a Rating Agency Test Modification, shall require, in each case, the consent of the Holders of at least a Supermajority of the Notes of each Class.
Without the consent of all of the Holders of each Outstanding Class of Notes, no supplemental indenture may:
(a) change the Stated Maturity Date of the principal of or the due date of any installment of interest on the Notes, reduce the principal amount thereof or the Note Interest Rate thereon or the Redemption Price with respect to any Note, change the date of any scheduled distribution on the Class H Notes, or the Redemption Price with respect thereto, change the earliest date on which any Note may be redeemed at the option of the Issuer, change the provisions of this Indenture that apply proceeds of any Collateral to the payment of principal of or interest on Notes or change any place where, or the coin or currency in which, any Note or the principal thereof or interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity Date thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the applicable Redemption Date); (b) reduce the percentage of the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of Notes of each Class whose Holders’ consent is required for the authorization of any such supplemental indenture or for any waiver of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or certain Defaults hereunder or their consequences provided for in this Indenture;
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(c) impair or adversely affect the Collateral except as otherwise permitted in this Indenture;
(d) permit the creation of any lien ranking prior to or on a parity with the lien of this Indenture with respect to any part of the Collateral or terminate such lien on any property at any time subject hereto or deprive the Holder of any Note of the security afforded by the lien of this Indenture;
(e) reduce the percentage of the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of Notes of each Class whose Holders’ consent is required to request the Trustee to preserve the Collateral or rescind any election to preserve the Collateral pursuant to Section 5.5 or to sell or liquidate the Collateral pursuant to Section 5.4 or 5.5 hereof;
(f) modify any of the provisions of this Section 8.2, except to increase any percentage of Outstanding Notes whose holders’ consent is required for any such action or to provide that other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note affected thereby;
(g) modify the definitions of the terms “Outstanding”, “Priority of Payments” or “Reinvestment Period” or the provisions of Section 11.1(a) or Section 13.1 hereof;
(h) modify any of the provisions of this Indenture in such a manner as to affect the requirement that the Issuer be treated as a Qualified REIT Subsidiary or other disregarded entity of a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
(i) modify any of the provisions of this Indenture in such a manner as to affect the calculation of the amount of any payment of interest on or principal of any Note on any Payment Date (or any other date) or to affect the rights of the Holders of Notes to the benefit of any provisions for the redemption of such Notes contained herein;
(j) reduce the permitted minimum denominations of the Notes below the minimum denomination necessary to maintain an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act or the 1940 Act; or
(k) modify any provisions regarding non- recourse or non-petition covenants with respect to the Issuer.
The Trustee and Note Administrator shall be entitled to rely upon an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf) in determining whether or not the Holders of Notes would be materially or adversely affected by such change (after giving notice of such change to the Holders of Notes). Such determination shall be conclusive and binding on all present and future Holders of Notes. Neither the Trustee nor the Note Administrator shall be liable for any such determination made in good faith.
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Section 8.3 Execution of Supplemental Indentures. In executing or accepting the additional trusts created by any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article 8 or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Note Administrator and Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that all conditions precedent thereto have been satisfied (which Opinion of Counsel may rely upon an Officer’s Certificate as to whether or not the Noteholders would be materially and adversely affected by such supplemental indenture). The Note Administrator and Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.
The Servicer and Special Servicer will be bound to follow any amendment or supplement to this Indenture of which it has received written notice at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the execution and delivery of such amendment or supplement; provided, however, that with respect to any amendment or supplement to this Indenture which may, in the judgment of the Servicer or Special Servicer adversely affect the Servicer or Special Servicer, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall not be bound (and the Issuer agrees that it will not permit any such amendment to become effective) unless the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, gives written consent to the Note Administrator, the Trustee and the Issuer to such amendment. The Issuer, the Trustee and the Note Administrator shall give written notice to the Servicer and Special Servicer of any amendment made to this Indenture pursuant to its terms. In addition, the Servicer or Special Servicer’s written consent shall be required prior to any amendment to this Indenture by which it is adversely affected.
The Collateral Manager will be bound to follow any amendment or supplement to this Indenture of which it has received written notice at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the execution and delivery of such amendment or supplement; provided, however, that with respect to any amendment or supplement to this Indenture which may, in the judgment of the Collateral Manager adversely affect the Collateral Manager, the Collateral Manager, as applicable, shall not be bound (and the Issuer agrees that it will not permit any such amendment to become effective) unless the Collateral Manager, as applicable, gives written consent to the Note Administrator, the Trustee and the Issuer to such amendment. The Issuer, the Trustee and the Note Administrator shall give written notice to the Collateral Manager of any amendment made to this Indenture pursuant to its terms. In addition, the Collateral Manager’s written consent, shall be required prior to any amendment to this Indenture by which it is adversely affected.
At the cost of the Issuer, the Note Administrator shall provide to each Noteholder and, for so long as any Class of Notes shall remain Outstanding and is rated, the Note Administrator shall provide to the 17g-5 Information Provider and the Rating Agencies a copy of any proposed supplemental indenture at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the execution thereof by the Note Administrator, and following execution shall provide to the 17g-5 Information Provider, the EU/UK Reporting Administrator and the Rating Agencies a copy of the executed supplemental indenture.
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The Trustee shall not enter into any such supplemental indenture unless the Advancing Agent, the Trustee, the Custodian and the Note Administrator have received an opinion from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, Mayer Brown LLP or another nationally recognized tax counsel experienced in such matters that the proposed supplemental indenture will not cause the Issuer to fail to be treated as a Qualified REIT Subsidiary or other disregarded entity of a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes or otherwise become subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis. The Trustee and the Note Administrator shall be entitled to rely upon (i) the receipt of notice from the Rating Agencies or the Requesting Party, which may be in electronic form, that the Rating Agency Condition has been satisfied and (ii) receipt of an Opinion of Counsel forwarded to the Trustee and Note Administrator certifying that, following provision of notice of such supplemental indenture to the Noteholders, that the Holders of Notes would not be materially and adversely affected by such supplemental indenture. Such determination shall be conclusive and binding on all present and future Holders of Notes. Neither the Trustee nor the Note Administrator shall be liable for any such determination made in good faith and in reliance upon such Opinion of Counsel, as the case may be.
It shall not be necessary for any Act of Noteholders under this Section 8.3 to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.
Promptly after the execution by the Issuer, the Note Administrator and the Trustee of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Section 8.3, the Note Administrator, at the expense of the Issuer, shall post an executed version of such supplemental indenture on the Note Administrator’s Website and shall provide such executed version to the Servicer, the Special Servicer and, so long as the Notes are Outstanding and so rated, the Rating Agencies a copy thereof based on an outstanding rating. Any failure of the Trustee and the Note Administrator to publish or mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture.
Section 8.4 Effect of Supplemental Indentures. Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article 8, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, such supplemental indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes and every Holder of Notes theretofore and thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby.
Section 8.5 Reference in Notes to Supplemental Indentures. Notes authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article 8 may, and if required by the Note Administrator shall, bear a notice in form approved by the Note Administrator as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Issuer shall so determine, new Notes, so modified as to conform in the opinion of the Note Administrator and the Issuer to any such supplemental indenture, may be prepared and executed by the Issuer and authenticated and delivered by the Note Administrator in exchange for Outstanding Notes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Note authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be subject to the terms and provisions of this Indenture, and any supplemental indenture.
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ARTICLE IX
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES; REDEMPTION PROCEDURES
Section 9.1 Clean-up Call; Tax Redemption; Optional Redemption; and Auction Call Redemption. (a) The Notes shall be redeemable by the Issuer, in whole but not in part, at the option of and upon written notice by the Collateral Manager (which shall be delivered in accordance with Section 9.3(a)), on any Payment Date on or after the Payment Date on which the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Offered Notes has been reduced to 10% or less of the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Offered Notes on the Closing Date at a price equal to their applicable Redemption Prices (such redemption, a “Clean-up Call”); provided that the funds available to be used for such Clean-up Call will be sufficient to pay the Total Redemption Price.
(b) The Notes shall be redeemable by the Issuer, in whole but not in part, at the option of and upon written notice by the Majority Class H Noteholders (which shall be delivered in accordance with Section 9.3(a)), on any Payment Date following the occurrence of a Tax Event if the Tax Materiality Condition is satisfied at a price equal to their applicable Redemption Prices (such redemption, a “Tax Redemption”); provided that the funds available to be used for such Tax Redemption will be sufficient to pay the Total Redemption Price. Upon the receipt of such written direction of a Tax Redemption, the Note Administrator shall provide written notice thereof to the Noteholders and the Rating Agencies.
(c) The Notes shall be redeemable by the Issuer, in whole but not in part, at option of and upon written notice by the Majority Class H Noteholders (which shall be delivered in accordance with Section 9.3(a)), on any Payment Date after the end of the Non-call Period at a price equal to their applicable Redemption Prices (such redemption, an “Optional Redemption”); provided, however, that the funds available to be used for such Optional Redemption will be sufficient to pay the Total Redemption Price. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Issuer shall not sell any Collateral Interest to any Affiliate other than LMNT Holder in connection with an Optional Redemption.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary in this Indenture, in the case of an Optional Redemption, if the Majority Class H Noteholder and/or one or more affiliates thereof own 100% of one or more of the most junior Classes of Notes, such holder(s) may elect to exchange such Notes for all of the remaining Mortgage Assets and other assets of the Issuer, in lieu of the Issuer paying such Holder(s) the Redemption Price for such Securities.
(d) The Notes shall be redeemable by the Issuer, in whole but not in part, at a price equal to their applicable Redemption Prices, on any Payment Date occurring in March, June, September or December in each year, beginning on the Payment Date occurring in December 2035, upon the occurrence of a Successful Auction and pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Servicing Agreement (such redemption, an “Auction Call Redemption”).
(e) In connection with any redemption pursuant to Section 9.1(a), Section 9.1(b) or Section 9.1(c), if the Holder of the Class H Notes and/or one or more affiliates thereof own any Notes, such holder(s) may elect to include such Notes as part of the consideration for such redemption and the Total Redemption Price shall be reduced by the outstanding principal balance of such Notes (plus the interest accrued thereon). If such holder(s) own less than 100% of the Notes of any such Class, the Note Administrator shall cooperate with such holder(s) in order to effect such redemption (including, if necessary, converting such Notes into definitive form).
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(f) A redemption pursuant to Section 9.1(a), Section 9.1(b) or Section 9.1(c) shall not occur unless at least three (3) Business Days prior to the scheduled Redemption Date, the Collateral Manager certifies to the Trustee and the Note Administrator that:
(i) the Collateral Manager, on behalf of the Issuer, has entered into a binding commitment or agreement (which may be an agreement with an affiliate of LCMT, an affiliate of the Collateral Manager or an entity managed by the Collateral Manager) to sell (directly, by participation or other arrangement) all or part of the Collateral not later than the Business Day immediately preceding the scheduled Redemption Date or LCMT (or an Affiliate, agent or advisor thereof) has priced but not yet closed another securitization transaction;
(ii) the related Sale Proceeds (in immediately available funds), together with all other available funds (including proceeds from the sale of the Collateral Interests, Eligible Investments maturing on or prior to the scheduled Redemption Date, all amounts in the Accounts and available Cash), will be an aggregate amount sufficient to pay the Total Redemption Price; and
(iii) all of the other conditions for such redemption, as applicable, have been satisfied.
(g) In connection with an Optional Redemption, a Clean-Up Call, an Auction Call Redemption or a Tax Redemption, the Collateral Manager, on behalf of the Issuer, and acting pursuant to the Collateral Management Agreement, may at any time direct the Trustee in writing by Issuer Order to sell, and the Trustee shall sell in the manner directed by the Collateral Manager, any Collateral Interest without regard to any of the limitations in Section 12.1(a). Upon any such sale, the Trustee shall release any such Collateral Interest pursuant to Section 10.10.
Section 9.2 Record Date for Redemption. In connection with a Clean-up Call pursuant to Section 9.1(a), a Tax Redemption pursuant to Section 9.1(b), an Optional Redemption pursuant to Section 9.1(c) or an Auction Call Redemption pursuant to Section 9.1(d), the Note Administrator shall set the applicable Record Date ten (10) Business Days prior to the proposed Redemption Date.
Section 9.3 Notice of Redemption or Maturity. (a) Notice of redemption (or a withdrawal thereof) or Clean-up Call pursuant to Section 9.1 or the Maturity of any Notes shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than ten (10) Business Days (or one (1) Business Day (or promptly thereafter upon receipt of written notice, if later) where the notice of an Optional Redemption, Auction Call Redemption, a Clean-up Call or a Tax Redemption is withdrawn pursuant to Section 9.3(c)) prior to the applicable Redemption Date or Maturity, to the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Rating Agencies, and each Holder of Notes to be redeemed, at its address in the Notes Register.
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All notices of redemption shall state:
(i) the applicable Redemption Date;
(ii) the applicable Redemption Price;
(iii) that all the Notes are being paid in full and that interest on the Notes shall cease to accrue on the Redemption Date specified in the notice; and
(iv) the place or places where any Notes held as Definitive Notes to be redeemed in whole are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price which shall be the office or agency of the Paying Agent as provided in Section 7.2.
(b) Notice of redemption shall be given by the Issuer or at the Issuer’s request, by the Note Administrator in their names, and at the expense of the Issuer. Failure to give notice of redemption, or any defect therein, to any Holder of any Note shall not impair or affect the validity of the redemption of any other Notes.
(c) Any such notice of an Optional Redemption, Auction Call Redemption, Clean-up Call or Tax Redemption may be withdrawn by the Issuer at the direction of the Majority Class H Noteholder or Collateral Manager, as applicable, up to the Business Day prior to the scheduled Redemption Date by written notice to the Note Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Collateral Manager and each Holder of Notes to be redeemed. The failure of any Optional Redemption, Clean-up Call or Tax Redemption that is withdrawn in accordance with this Indenture shall not constitute an Event of Default.
(d) The Redemption Price shall be determined no earlier than sixty (60) days prior to the proposed Redemption Date.
Section 9.4 Notes Payable on Redemption Date. Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Notes to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price therein specified, and from and after the Redemption Date (unless the Issuer shall Default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest thereon) the Notes shall cease to bear interest on the Redemption Date. Upon final payment on a Note to be redeemed, the Holder shall present and surrender such Note at the place specified in the notice of redemption on or prior to such Redemption Date; provided, however, that if there is delivered to the Issuer, the Note Administrator and the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by them to hold each of them harmless and an undertaking thereafter to surrender such Note, then, in the absence of notice to the Issuer, the Note Administrator and the Trustee that the applicable Note has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, such final payment shall be made without presentation or surrender. Payments of interest on Notes of a Class to be so redeemed whose Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holders of such Notes, or one or more predecessor Notes, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Record Date according to the terms and provisions of Section 2.7(g).
If any Note called for redemption shall not be paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal thereof shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the applicable Note Interest Rate for each successive Interest Accrual Period the Note remains Outstanding. Subject to applicable escheatment law, any funds not distributed to any Noteholder on the Payment Date because of the failure of such Holder or Holders to tender their Notes, shall, on such date, be set aside and held for the benefit of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders.
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Section 9.5 Mandatory Redemption. On any Payment Date on which either Note Protection Test is not satisfied as of the related Determination Date, the Offered Notes shall be redeemed (a “Mandatory Redemption”), from Interest Proceeds as set forth in Section 11.1(a)(i)(14) in an amount necessary, and only to the extent necessary, for each of the Note Protection Tests to be satisfied or, if sooner, until the Offered Notes have been paid in full. On or promptly after such Mandatory Redemption, the Issuer shall certify or cause to be certified to the Rating Agencies, the Note Administrator and the Trustee whether the Note Protection Tests have been satisfied.
ARTICLE X
ACCOUNTS, ACCOUNTINGS AND RELEASES
Section 10.1 Collection of Amounts; Custodial Account. (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Note Administrator may demand payment or delivery of, and shall receive and collect, directly and without intervention or assistance of any fiscal agent or other intermediary, all amounts and other property payable to or receivable by the Note Administrator pursuant to this Indenture, including all payments due on the Collateral in accordance with the terms and conditions of such Collateral. The Note Administrator shall segregate and hold all such amounts and property received by it in an Eligible Account in trust for the Secured Parties, and shall apply such amounts as provided in this Indenture. Any Indenture Account may include any number of subaccounts deemed necessary or appropriate by the Trustee for convenience in administering such account.
(b) The Note Administrator shall credit all Collateral Interests and Eligible Investments to an Eligible Account in the name of the Issuer for the benefit of the Secured Parties designated as the “Custodial Account.”
Section 10.2 Reinvestment Account. (a) The Note Administrator shall, on or prior to the Closing Date, establish with the Securities Intermediary a single, segregated account which shall be designated as the “Reinvestment Account,” which shall be held in trust in the name of the Note Administrator for the benefit of the Secured Parties and over which the Note Administrator shall have exclusive control and the sole right of withdrawal; provided, however, that the Note Administrator shall only withdraw such amounts as directed by the Issuer or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer. All amounts credited to the Reinvestment Account pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(ii) of this Indenture or otherwise shall be held by the Note Administrator as part of the Collateral and shall be applied to the purposes herein provided.
(b) The Note Administrator agrees to give the Issuer and the Collateral Manager prompt notice if it becomes aware that the Reinvestment Account or any funds on deposit therein, or otherwise to the credit of the Reinvestment Account, becomes subject to any writ, order, judgment, warrant of attachment, execution or similar process. The Issuer shall have no legal, equitable or beneficial interest in the Reinvestment Account other than in accordance with the Priority of Payments. The Reinvestment Account shall remain at all times an Eligible Account.
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(c) The Collateral Manager, on behalf of the Issuer, may direct the Note Administrator to, and upon such direction the Note Administrator shall cause the Securities Intermediary to, invest all funds in the Reinvestment Account in Eligible Investments designated by the Collateral Manager. All interest and other income from such investments shall be deposited in the Reinvestment Account, any gain realized from such investments shall be credited to the Reinvestment Account, and any loss resulting from such investments shall be charged to the Reinvestment Account. The Note Administrator shall not in any way be held liable (except as a result of negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith) by reason of any insufficiency of such Reinvestment Account resulting from any loss relating to any such investment, except with respect to investments in obligations of the Note Administrator or any Affiliate thereof. If the Note Administrator does not receive written investment instructions from an Authorized Officer of the Collateral Manager, funds in the Reinvestment Account shall be held uninvested.
(d) Amounts in the Reinvestment Account shall remain in the Reinvestment Account (or invested in Eligible Investments) until the earlier of (i) the time the Collateral Manager instructs the Note Administrator in writing to transfer any such amounts (or related Eligible Investments) to the Payment Account, (ii) the time the Collateral Manager notifies the Note Administrator in writing that such amounts (or related Eligible Investments) are to be applied to the acquisition of Reinvestment Collateral Interests in accordance with Section 12.2(a) and (iii) the later of (x) the first Business Day after the last day of the Reinvestment Period and (y) if after the last day of the Reinvestment Period, the last settlement date within 60 days of the last day of the Reinvestment Period with respect to the last Reinvestment Collateral Interest that the Collateral Manager or an Affiliate (on behalf of the Issuer) has entered into a loan application or binding commitment to originate or purchase. Upon receipt of notice pursuant to clause (i) above and on the date described in clause (iii) above, the Note Administrator shall transfer the applicable amounts (or related Eligible Investments) to the Payment Account, in each case for application on the next Payment Date pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(ii) as Principal Proceeds.
(e) During the Reinvestment Period, the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer may by notice to the Note Administrator direct the Note Administrator to, and upon receipt of such notice the Note Administrator shall, reinvest amounts (and related Eligible Investments) credited to the Reinvestment Account in Commercial Real Estate Loans and Participations selected by the Collateral Manager as permitted under and in accordance with the requirements of Article 12 and such notice. The Note Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively rely on such notice and shall not be required to make any determination as to whether any loans or participations satisfy the Eligibility Criteria or the Acquisition Criteria.
(f) During the Reinvestment Period, upon certification by the Collateral Manager to the Servicer and the Note Administrator that (i) the Note Protection Tests were satisfied as of the immediately preceding Payment Date and (ii) the Collateral Manager reasonably expects the Note Protection Tests to be satisfied on the immediately succeeding Payment Date, the Collateral Manager may direct the Note Administrator to deposit into the Reinvestment Account any Unscheduled Principal Proceeds remitted by the Servicer to the Note Administrator prior to the Remittance Date (as permitted under Section 3.03(b) of the Servicing Agreement) for the acquisition of Reinvestment Collateral Interests.
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Section 10.3 Payment Account. (a) The Note Administrator shall, on or prior to the Closing Date, establish with the Securities Intermediary a single, segregated trust account which shall be designated as the “Payment Account,” which shall be held in trust in the name of the Note Administrator for the benefit of the Secured Parties and over which the Note Administrator shall have exclusive control and the sole right of withdrawal. All funds received by the Note Administrator from the Servicer on each Remittance Date shall be credited to the Payment Account. Any and all funds at any time on deposit in, or otherwise to the credit of, the Payment Account shall be held in trust by the Note Administrator, on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties. Except as provided in Sections 11.1 and 11.2, the only permitted withdrawal from or application of funds on deposit in, or otherwise to the credit of, the Payment Account shall be (i) to pay the interest on and the principal of the Notes and make other payments in respect of the Notes in accordance with their terms and the provisions of this Indenture, (ii) upon Issuer Order, to pay other amounts specified therein, and (iii) otherwise to pay amounts payable pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, each in accordance with the Priority of Payments.
(b) The Note Administrator agrees to give the Issuer and the Collateral Manager prompt notice if it becomes aware that the Payment Account or any funds on deposit therein, or otherwise to the credit of the Payment Account, becomes subject to any writ, order, judgment, warrant of attachment, execution or similar process. The Issuer shall have no legal, equitable or beneficial interest in the Payment Account other than in accordance with the Priority of Payments. The Payment Account shall remain at all times an Eligible Account.
(c) The Note Administrator may direct the Securities Intermediary to invest the funds on deposit in the Payment Account in one or more Eligible Investments; provided that (i) any amounts held in the Payment Account that are invested shall be (x) invested only in short-term Eligible Investments and (y) sold no later than each Payment Date and prior to the operation of the Priority of Payments, and (ii) in all cases, such funds shall be either (x) immediately available or (y) available in accordance with a schedule which will permit the Note Administrator to meet its payment obligations hereunder. The Note Administrator shall be entitled to all income and gain realized from the investment of funds deposited in the Payment Account (such amount, “Additional Note Administrator Compensation”) in accordance with the Priority of Payments. The Note Administrator shall deposit from its own funds in the Payment Account the amount of any loss incurred in respect of any such investment of funds immediately upon the realization of such loss; provided that the Note Administrator shall not be required to deposit the amount of any loss on any investment of funds if such loss is incurred solely as a result of the insolvency of the federal or state-chartered depository institution or trust company that holds the Payment Account, so long as such depository institution or trust company satisfied the qualifications set forth in the definition of “Eligible Account” in the month in which the loss occurred and at the time such investment was made.
Section 10.4 Expense Reserve Account. (a) The Note Administrator shall, on or prior to the Closing Date, establish with the Securities Intermediary a single, segregated account which shall be designated as the “Expense Reserve Account,” which shall be held in trust in the name of the Note Administrator for the benefit of the Secured Parties and over which the Note Administrator shall have exclusive control and the sole right of withdrawal. The only permitted withdrawal from or application of funds on deposit in, or otherwise standing to the credit of, the Expense Reserve Account shall be to pay (on any day other than a Payment Date), accrued and unpaid Company Administrative Expenses (other than accrued and unpaid expenses and indemnities payable to the Collateral Manager under the Collateral Management Agreement); provided that the Note Administrator shall be entitled (but not required) without liability on its part, to refrain from making any such payment of a Company Administrative Expense on any day other than a Payment Date if, in its reasonable determination, taking into account the Priority of Payments, the payment of such amounts is likely to leave insufficient funds available to pay in full each of the items payable prior thereto in the Priority of Payments on the next Payment Date. Amounts credited to the Expense Reserve Account may be applied on or prior to the Determination Date preceding the first Payment Date to pay amounts due in connection with the offering of the Notes. On or after the first Payment Date, any amount remaining in the Expense Reserve Account may, at the election of the Collateral Manager, be designated as Interest Proceeds. On the date on which all or substantially all of the Issuer’s assets have been sold or otherwise disposed of, the Issuer by Issuer Order executed by an Authorized Officer of the Collateral Manager shall direct the Note Administrator to, and upon receipt of such Issuer Order, the Note Administrator shall, transfer all amounts on deposit in the Expense Reserve Account to the Payment Account for application pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(i) as Interest Proceeds. The holders of the Class H Notes may contribute additional Cash and/or Eligible Investments to the Expense Reserve Account at any time.
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(b) On each Payment Date, the Collateral Manager may designate Interest Proceeds (in an amount not to exceed U.S.$100,000 on such Payment Date) after application of amounts payable pursuant to clauses (1) through (16) of Section 11.1(a)(i) for deposit into the Expense Reserve Account.
(c) The Note Administrator agrees to give the Issuer and the Collateral Manager prompt notice if it becomes aware that the Expense Reserve Account or any funds on deposit therein, or otherwise to the credit of the Expense Reserve Account, becomes subject to any writ, order, judgment, warrant of attachment, execution or similar process. The Issuer shall have no legal, equitable or beneficial interest in the Expense Reserve Account other than in accordance with the Priority of Payments. The Expense Reserve Account shall remain at all times an Eligible Account.
(d) The Collateral Manager, on behalf of the Issuer, may direct the Note Administrator to, and upon such direction the Note Administrator shall cause the Securities Intermediary to, invest all funds in the Expense Reserve Account in Eligible Investments designated by the Collateral Manager. All interest and other income from such investments shall be deposited in the Expense Reserve Account, any gain realized from such investments shall be credited to the Expense Reserve Account, and any loss resulting from such investments shall be charged to the Expense Reserve Account. The Note Administrator shall not in any way be held liable (except as a result of negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith) by reason of any insufficiency of such Expense Reserve Account resulting from any loss relating to any such investment, except with respect to investments in obligations of the Note Administrator or any Affiliate thereof. If the Note Administrator does not receive written investment instructions from an Authorized Officer of the Collateral Manager, funds in the Expense Reserve Account shall be held uninvested.
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Section 10.5 Unused Proceeds Account. (a) The Note Administrator shall, on or prior to the Closing Date, establish with the Securities Intermediary a single, segregated account which shall be designated as the “Unused Proceeds Account” which shall be held in trust in the name of the Note Administrator for the benefit of the Secured Parties, into which the amount specified in Section 3.2(f) shall be deposited. All amounts credited from time to time to the Unused Proceeds Account pursuant to this Indenture shall be held by the Note Administrator as part of the Collateral and shall be applied to the purposes herein provided.
(b) The Note Administrator agrees to give the Issuer immediate notice if it becomes aware that the Unused Proceeds Account or any funds on deposit therein, or otherwise to the credit of the Unused Proceeds Account, becomes subject to any writ, order, judgment, warrant of attachment, execution or similar process. The Unused Proceeds Account shall remain at all times with the Securities Intermediary or be established at another financial institution and shall at all times be an Eligible Account.
(c) At any time on or prior to the Purchase Termination Date, the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer) may by Issuer Order or trade confirmation direct the Note Administrator to, and upon receipt of such Issuer Order or trade confirmation the Note Administrator shall, apply amounts on deposit in the Unused Proceeds Account to acquire Delayed Acquisition Collateral Interests as permitted under and in accordance with the requirements of Section 7.18 and such Issuer Order or trade confirmation.
(d) To the extent not applied pursuant to Section 7.18, the Collateral Manager, on behalf of the Issuer, may direct the Note Administrator to, and upon such direction the Note Administrator shall, invest all funds in the Unused Proceeds Account in Eligible Investments designated by the Collateral Manager. All interest and other income from such investments shall be deposited in the Unused Proceeds Account, any gain realized from such investments shall be credited to the Unused Proceeds Account, and any loss resulting from such investments shall be charged to the Unused Proceeds Account. The Note Administrator shall not in any way be held liable (except as a result of negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith) by reason of any insufficiency of the Unused Proceeds Account resulting from any loss relating to any such investment, except with respect to investments in obligations of the Note Administrator or any Affiliate thereof. If the Note Administrator does not receive investment instructions from an Authorized Officer of the Collateral Manager, funds received in the Unused Proceeds Account shall be held uninvested.
(e) If the Collateral Manager determines that a Delayed Close Collateral Interest may not be acquired prior to the Purchase Termination Date or otherwise decides not to acquire such Delayed Close Collateral Interest, it shall notify the Note Administrator of such determination, and all amounts on deposit in the Unused Proceeds Account with respect to such Delayed Acquisition Collateral Interest will be deposited into the Reinvestment Account as directed by the Collateral Manager in such notice.
Section 10.6 [Reserved].
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Section 10.7 Interest Advances. (a) With respect to each Payment Date for which the sum of Interest Proceeds and, if applicable, Principal Proceeds, collected during the related Due Period and remitted to the Note Administrator that are available to pay interest on the Class A Notes, the Class A-S Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes, the Class D Notes and the Class E Notes are insufficient to remit the interest due and payable with respect to the Class A Notes, the Class A-S Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes, the Class D Notes and the Class E Notes in accordance with the Priority of Payments on any such Payment Date as a result of interest shortfalls on the Collateral Interests (or the application of interest received on the Collateral Interests to pay certain expenses in accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement) (the amount of such insufficiency, an “Interest Shortfall”), the Note Administrator shall provide the Advancing Agent with email notice of such Interest Shortfall no later than the close of business on the second (2nd) Business Day preceding such Payment Date, at the following addresses: generalcounsel@lument.com and collateralmanager@lument.com, or such other email address as provided by the Advancing Agent to the Note Administrator. The Note Administrator shall provide the Advancing Agent with additional email notice, prior to any funding of an Interest Advance by the Advancing Agent, of any additional interest remittances received by the Note Administrator after delivery of such initial notice that reduces such Interest Shortfall. No later than 10:00 a.m. (New York time) on the Business Day preceding the related Payment Date, the Advancing Agent shall advance the difference between such amounts (each such advance, an “Interest Advance”) by deposit of an amount equal to such Interest Advance in the Payment Account, subject to a determination of recoverability by the Advancing Agent as described in Section 10.7(b), and subject to a maximum limit, with respect to any Payment Date, equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate amount of the Interest Shortfalls that would otherwise occur on the Class A Notes, the Class A-S Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes, the Class D Notes and the Class E Notes on such Payment Date and (ii) the aggregate amount of the interest payments not received in respect of Collateral Interests with respect to such Payment Date (including, for such purpose, interest payments received on the Collateral Interests but applied to pay certain expenses in accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement) under the circumstances and subject to the limitations set forth herein.
If the Advancing Agent fails to make a required Interest Advance, (i) the Backup Advancing Agent shall make such Interest Advance and (ii) if the Backup Advancing Agent fails to make such Interest Advance, the Trustee shall make such Interest Advance, in each case, subject to a determination of recoverability. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no circumstance will the Advancing Agent, the Backup Advancing Agent or the Trustee, as applicable, be required to make an Interest Advance in respect of a Collateral Interest to the extent that the aggregate outstanding amount of all unreimbursed Interest Advances would exceed the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class A Notes, the Class A-S Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes, the Class D Notes and the Class E Notes. In addition, in no event will the Advancing Agent, the Backup Advancing Agent or the Trustee be required to advance any payments in respect of (i) interest on any Class of Notes other than the Class A Notes, the Class A-S Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes, the Class D Notes and the Class E Notes or (ii) principal of any Note. Any Interest Advance made by the Advancing Agent with respect to a Payment Date that is in excess of the actual Interest Shortfall for such Payment Date shall be refunded to the Advancing Agent by the Note Administrator on the related Payment Date (or, if such Interest Advance is made prior to final determination by the Note Administrator of such Interest Shortfall, on the Business Day of such final determination).
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The Advancing Agent shall provide the Note Administrator written notice of a determination by the Advancing Agent that a proposed Interest Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Interest Advance no later than 10:00 a.m. (New York time) on the Business Day preceding the related Payment Date. If the Advancing Agent shall fail to make any required Interest Advance by 10:00 a.m. (New York time) on the Business Day preceding the Payment Date upon which distributions are to be made pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(i), the Note Administrator shall remove the Advancing Agent in its capacity as advancing agent hereunder as required under Section 17.5(d) and the Backup Advancing Agent shall be required to make such Interest Advance no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the Payment Date, subject to a determination of recoverability by the Backup Advancing Agent as described in Section 10.7(b). Based upon available information at the time, the Backup Advancing Agent or the Advancing Agent, as applicable, will provide fifteen (15) days prior notice to the Rating Agencies if recovery of a Nonrecoverable Interest Advance would result in an Interest Shortfall on the next Payment Date. No later than the close of business on the Determination Date related to a Payment Date on which the recovery of a Nonrecoverable Interest Advance would result in an Interest Shortfall, the Special Servicer will provide the Rating Agencies notice of such recovery.
(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither the Advancing Agent nor the Backup Advancing Agent, as applicable, shall be required to make any Interest Advance unless such Person determines, in its sole discretion, exercised in good faith that such Interest Advance, or such proposed Interest Advance, plus interest expected to accrue thereon at the Reimbursement Rate, will not be a Nonrecoverable Interest Advance. In determining whether any proposed Interest Advance will be, or whether any Interest Advance previously made is, a Nonrecoverable Interest Advance, the Advancing Agent, the Backup Advancing Agent or the Trustee, as applicable, will take into account:
(i) amounts that may be realized on each Mortgaged Property in its “as is” or then-current condition and occupancy;
(ii) the potential length of time before such Interest Advance may be reimbursed and the resulting degree of uncertainty with respect to such reimbursement; and
(iii) the possibility and effects of future adverse changes with respect to the Mortgaged Properties, and
(iv) the fact that Interest Advances are intended to provide liquidity only and not credit support to the Holders of any Class of Offered Notes.
For purposes of any such determination of whether an Interest Advance constitutes or would constitute a Nonrecoverable Interest Advance, an Interest Advance will be deemed to be nonrecoverable if the Advancing Agent, the Backup Advancing Agent or the Trustee, as applicable, determines that future Interest Proceeds and Principal Proceeds may be ultimately insufficient to fully reimburse such Interest Advance, plus interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate within a reasonable period of time. The Backup Advancing Agent and the Trustee will be entitled to conclusively rely on any affirmative determination by the Advancing Agent that an Interest Advance would have been a Nonrecoverable Interest Advance. Absent bad faith, the determination by the Advancing Agent, the Backup Advancing Agent or the Trustee, as applicable, as to the nonrecoverability of any Interest Advance shall be conclusive and binding on the Holders of the Notes.
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(c) Each of the Advancing Agent, the Backup Advancing Agent and the Trustee may recover any previously unreimbursed Interest Advance made by it (including any Nonrecoverable Interest Advance), together with interest thereon, first, from Interest Proceeds and second (to the extent that there are insufficient Interest Proceeds for such reimbursement), from Principal Proceeds to the extent that such reimbursement would not trigger an additional Interest Shortfall; provided that if at any time an Interest Advance is determined to be a Nonrecoverable Interest Advance, the Advancing Agent, the Backup Advancing Agent or the Trustee shall be entitled to recover all outstanding Interest Advances from the Collection Account pursuant to the Servicing Agreement on any Business Day during any Interest Accrual Period prior to the related Determination Date. The Advancing Agent shall be permitted (but not obligated) to defer or otherwise structure the timing of recoveries of Nonrecoverable Interest Advances in such manner as the Advancing Agent determines is in the best interest of the Holders of the Notes, as a collective whole, which may include being reimbursed for Nonrecoverable Interest Advances in installments.
(d) The Advancing Agent, the Backup Advancing Agent and the Trustee will each be entitled with respect to any Interest Advance made by it (including Nonrecoverable Interest Advances) to interest accrued on the amount of such Interest Advance for so long as it is outstanding at the Reimbursement Rate.
(e) The obligations of the Advancing Agent and the Backup Advancing Agent to make Interest Advances in respect of the Class A Notes, the Class A-S Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes, the Class D Notes and the Class E Notes will continue through the Stated Maturity Date of the Offered Notes, unless the Offered Notes are previously redeemed or repaid in full.
(f) In no event will the Advancing Agent, in its capacity as such hereunder, or the Note Administrator, in its capacity as Backup Advancing Agent hereunder, or the Trustee, be required to advance any amounts in respect of (i) interest on any Note other than the Class A Notes, the Class A-S Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes, the Class D Notes and the Class E Notes or (ii) payments of principal of any Collateral Interest or any Class of Notes.
(g) In consideration of the performance of its obligations hereunder, the Advancing Agent shall be entitled to receive, at the times set forth herein and subject to the Priority of Payments, to the extent funds are available therefor, the Advancing Agent Fee. In the event that the Advancing Agent has failed to make any Interest Advance required to be made by the Advancing Agent pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, the Backup Advancing Agent or the Trustee, as applicable, will be entitled to the Advancing Agent Fee. For so long as LCMT (or any of its Affiliates) (i) is the Advancing Agent and (ii) owns the Class H Notes, LCMT hereby agrees, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, to waive its rights to receive the Advancing Agent Fee and any Reimbursement Interest. If the Advancing Agent fails to make an Interest Advance required by this Indenture with respect to a Payment Date, the Advancing Agent shall be in default of its obligations under this Indenture and the Note Administrator shall terminate the Advancing Agent in its capacity as Advancing Agent under the terms of this Indenture and the Servicing Agreement and use commercially reasonable efforts for up to 90 days following such termination to replace the Advancing Agent with a successor advancing agent that satisfies the requirements set forth in this Indenture. If the Advancing Agent is terminated for failing to make an Interest Advance hereunder (as provided in Section 17.5(d)) (or for failing to make a Servicing Advance under the Servicing Agreement) that the Advancing Agent did not determine to be nonrecoverable, the Backup Advancing Agent, the Trustee or any applicable subsequent successor advancing agent will be entitled to receive the Advancing Agent Fee (plus Reimbursement Interest on any Interest Advance or Servicing Advance made by the Backup Advancing Agent or the Trustee (in each case solely with respect to Interest Advances) or made by any applicable subsequent successor advancing agent with respect to Servicing Advances or Interest Advances) and shall make Interest Advances until a successor advancing agent is appointed.
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(h) The determination by the Advancing Agent or the Backup Advancing Agent (in its capacity as successor Advancing Agent), as applicable, (i) that it has made a Nonrecoverable Interest Advance (together with Reimbursement Interest thereon) or (ii) that any proposed Interest Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable Interest Advance, shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered promptly to the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Issuer and the Rating Agencies, setting forth the basis for such determination; provided that failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of, or the Advancing Agent or the Backup Advancing Agent, entitlement to reimbursement with respect to, any Interest Advance.
Section 10.8 Reports by Parties. The Note Administrator shall supply, in a timely fashion, to the Issuer, the Trustee, the Special Servicer, the Servicer and the Collateral Manager any information regularly maintained by the Note Administrator that the Issuer, the Trustee, the Special Servicer, the Servicer or the Collateral Manager may from time to time request in writing with respect to the Collateral or the Indenture Accounts and provide any other information reasonably available to the Note Administrator by reason of its acting as Note Administrator hereunder and required to be provided by Section 10.9 or to permit the Collateral Manager to perform its obligations under the Collateral Management Agreement. Each of the Issuer, the Servicer, and the Special Servicer shall promptly forward to the Collateral Manager, the Trustee and the Note Administrator any information in their possession or reasonably available to them concerning any of the Collateral that the Trustee or the Note Administrator reasonably may request or that reasonably may be necessary to enable the Note Administrator to prepare any report or to enable the Trustee or the Note Administrator to perform any duty or function on its part to be performed under the terms of this Indenture.
Section 10.9 Reports; Accountings. (a) Based on the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File prepared by the Servicer with respect to Serviced Loans and delivered by the Servicer to the Note Administrator no later than 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the 2nd Business Day prior to each Remittance Date, the Note Administrator shall prepare and make available on its website initially located at https://www.ctslink.com, on each Payment Date to Privileged Persons, a report substantially in the form of Exhibit Q hereto (the “Monthly Report”), setting forth the following information:
(i) the amount of the distribution of principal and interest on such Payment Date to the Noteholders and any reduction of the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Notes; (ii) the aggregate amount of compensation paid to the Note Administrator, the Trustee and servicing compensation paid to the Servicer during the related Due Period;
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(iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Portfolio Balance outstanding immediately before and immediately after the Payment Date;
(iv) the number, Aggregate Outstanding Portfolio Balance, weighted average remaining term to maturity and weighted average interest rate of the Collateral Interests as of the end of the related Due Period;
(v) the number and aggregate principal balance of Collateral Interests that are (A) delinquent 30-59 days, (B) delinquent 60-89 days, (C) delinquent 90 days or more and (D) current but Specially Serviced Loans or in foreclosure but not an REO Property;
(vi) the value of any REO Property owned by the Issuer or any Permitted Subsidiary as of the end of the related Due Period, on an individual Collateral Interest basis, based on the most recent appraisal or valuation;
(vii) the amount of Interest Proceeds and Principal Proceeds received in the related Due Period;
(viii) the amount of any Interest Advances made by the Advancing Agent or the Backup Advancing Agent, as applicable;
(ix) the payments due pursuant to the Priority of Payments with respect to each clause thereof;
(x) the number and related principal balances of any Collateral Interests that have been (or are related to Commercial Real Estate Loans that have been) extended or modified during the related Due Period on an individual Collateral Interest basis;
(xi) the amount of any remaining unpaid Interest Shortfalls as of the close of business on the Payment Date;
(xii) a listing of each Collateral Interest that was the subject of a principal prepayment during the related collection period and the amount of principal prepayment occurring;
(xiii) the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Collateral Interests outstanding as of the close of business on the related Determination Date;
(xiv) with respect to any Collateral Interest as to which a liquidation occurred during the related Due Period (other than through a payment in full), (A) the number thereof and (B) the aggregate of all liquidation proceeds which are included in the Payment Account and other amounts received in connection with the liquidation (separately identifying the portion thereof allocable to distributions of the Notes); (xv) with respect to any REO Property owned by the Issuer or any Permitted Subsidiary thereof, as to which the Special Servicer determined that all payments or recoveries with respect to the related property have been ultimately recovered during the related collection period, (A) the related Collateral Interest and (B) the aggregate of all liquidation proceeds and other amounts received in connection with that determination (separately identifying the portion thereof allocable to distributions on the Notes);
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(xvi) the amount on deposit in the Expense Reserve Account;
(xvii) the aggregate amount of interest on monthly debt service advances in respect of the Collateral Interests paid to the Advancing Agent and/or the Backup Advancing Agent since the prior Payment Date;
(xviii) a listing of each modification, extension or waiver made with respect to each Collateral Interest;
(xix) an itemized listing of any Special Servicing Fees received from the Special Servicer or any of its affiliates during the related Due Period;
(xx) the amount of any distributions to the Class H Notes on the Payment Date;
(xxi) the Net Outstanding Portfolio Balance;
(xxii) the calculation of the Note Protection Tests for the related Determination Date; and
(xxiii) confirmation that the Trustee has received, within the preceding month, a certificate from LCMT and LMNT Holder in accordance with Section 2(e)(i) of the EU/UK Risk Retention Letter.
provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of the Monthly Report prepared by the Note Administrator and the CREFC Loan Periodic Update File prepared by the Servicer may not be available for the first Payment Date, or if available, may contain only limited information.
(b) The Note Administrator will post on the Note Administrator’s Website, any report received from the Servicer or Special Servicer detailing any breach of the representations and warranties with respect to any Collateral Interest by the Seller or any of its affiliates and the steps taken by the Seller or any of its affiliates to cure such breach; a listing of any breach of the representations and warranties with respect to any Collateral Interest by the Seller or any of its affiliates and the steps taken by the Seller or any of its affiliates to cure such breach.
(c) All information made available on the Note Administrator’s Website will be restricted and the Note Administrator will only provide access to such reports to Privileged Persons in accordance with this Indenture. In connection with providing access to its website, the Note Administrator may require registration and the acceptance of a disclaimer.
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(d) Not more than five (5) Business Days after receiving an Issuer Request requesting information regarding an Auction Call Redemption, a Clean-up Call, a Tax Redemption or an Optional Redemption as of a proposed Redemption Date, the Note Administrator shall, subject to its timely receipt of the necessary information to the extent not in its possession, compute the following information and provide such information in a statement delivered to the Collateral Manager:
(i) the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Notes of the Class or Classes to be redeemed as of such Redemption Date;
(ii) the amount of accrued interest due on such Notes as of the last day of the Due Period immediately preceding such Redemption Date;
(iii) the Redemption Price;
(iv) the sum of all amounts due and unpaid under Section 11.1(a) (other than amounts payable on the Notes being redeemed or to the Noteholders thereof); and
(v) the amounts in the Collection Account and the Indenture Accounts and available for application to the redemption of such Notes.
(e) No later than sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar quarter, beginning with the calendar quarter ending on March 31, 2026, the Collateral Manager shall make reasonable efforts to deliver to the Note Administrator updates on the status of the business plan for each Collateral Interest and a quarterly CREFC® CRE CLO Collateral Manager Data Report for each Collateral Interest, but only to the extent the Collateral Manager has received the necessary information to compile such report on a timely basis, with such modifications as the Collateral Manager shall deem reasonably necessary, which reports will be posted to the Note Administrator’s website.
(f) Promptly after the Issuer acquires any Reinvestment Collateral Interest or Exchange Collateral Interest (other than any Companion Participation), the Collateral Manager, on behalf of the Issuer, shall deliver to the Note Administrator a data file in Excel format containing the data fields presented on Annex A to the Offering Memorandum with respect to such Collateral Interest, and the Note Administrator shall post such data file on the Note Administrator's Website.
(g) The Note Administrator shall in no event have any liability for the actions or omissions of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, and shall have no liability for any inaccuracy or error in a Monthly Report prepared by it that results from or is caused by inaccurate, untimely or incomplete information or data received by it from the Issuer, the Servicer or the Special Servicer. The Note Administrator shall not be liable for any failure to perform or delay in performing its specified duties hereunder which results from or is caused by a failure or delay on the part of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or other Person in furnishing necessary, timely and accurate information to the Note Administrator. It is expressly understood and agreed that the application and performance by the Note Administrator of its obligation to prepare the Monthly Report shall, with respect to information relating to the Collateral Interests, be based upon, and in reliance upon, data and information provided to it by the Servicer and the Special Servicer. The Note Administrator shall be permitted to rely upon data and information provided to it by the Servicer and the Special Servicer, and nothing herein shall impose or imply any duty or obligation on the part of the Note Administrator to verify, investigate or audit any such information or data, or to determine or monitor on an independent basis whether any obligor is in default or in compliance with the documents governing the related Collateral Interest.
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Section 10.10 Release of Collateral Interests; Release of Collateral. (a) If no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and subject to Article 12 hereof, the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf) may direct the Trustee to release a Pledged Collateral Interest from the lien of this Indenture, by Issuer Order delivered to the Trustee and the Custodian at least (2) Business Days prior to the settlement date for any sale of a Pledged Collateral Interest, which Issuer Order shall be accompanied by a certification of the Collateral Manager (i) that the Pledged Collateral Interest has been sold pursuant to and in compliance with Article 12 or (ii) in the case of a redemption pursuant to Section 9.1, that the Pledged Collateral Interest has been sold in compliance with Section 9.1(f), and, upon receipt of a Request for Release of such Collateral Interest from the Collateral Manager, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, the Custodian shall deliver any such Pledged Collateral Interest, if in physical form, duly endorsed to the broker or purchaser designated in such Issuer Order or to the Issuer if so requested in the Issuer Order, or, if such Pledged Collateral Interest is represented by a Security Entitlement, cause an appropriate transfer thereof to be made, in each case against receipt of the sales price therefor as set forth in such Issuer Order. If requested, the Custodian may deliver any such Pledged Collateral Interest in physical form for examination (prior to receipt of the sales proceeds) in accordance with street delivery custom. The Custodian shall (i) deliver any agreements and other documents in its possession relating to such Pledged Collateral Interest and (ii) the Trustee, if applicable, duly assign each such agreement and other document, in each case, to the broker or purchaser designated in such Issuer Order or to the Issuer if so requested in the Issuer Order.
(b) The Issuer (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer) may deliver to the Trustee and Custodian at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date set for redemption or payment in full of a Pledged Collateral Interest, an Issuer Order certifying that such Pledged Collateral Interest is being paid in full. Thereafter, the Collateral Manager, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, by delivery of a Request for Release, may direct the Custodian to deliver such Pledged Collateral Interest and the related Collateral Interest File therefor on or before the date set for redemption or payment, to the Collateral Manager, the Servicer or the Special Servicer for redemption against receipt of the applicable redemption price or payment in full thereof.
(c) With respect to any Collateral Interest subject to a workout or restructuring, the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer) may, by Issuer Order delivered to the Trustee and Custodian at least two (2) Business Days prior to the date set for an exchange, tender or sale, certify that a Collateral Interest is subject to a workout or restructuring and setting forth in reasonable detail the procedure for response thereto. Thereafter, the Collateral Manager, the Servicer or the Special Servicer may, in accordance with the terms of, and subject to any required consent and consultation obligations set forth in the Servicing Agreement, direct the Custodian, by delivery to the Custodian of a Request for Release, to deliver any Collateral to the Collateral Manager, the Servicer or the Special Servicer in accordance with such Request for Release.
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(d) The Special Servicer shall remit to the Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account any proceeds received by it from the disposition of a Pledged Collateral Interest and treat such proceeds as Principal Proceeds, for remittance by the Servicer to the Note Administrator on the first Remittance Date occurring thereafter. None of the Trustee, the Note Administrator or the Securities Intermediary shall be responsible for any loss resulting from delivery or transfer of any such proceeds prior to receipt of payment in accordance herewith.
(e) The Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Issuer Order declaring that there are no Notes Outstanding and all obligations of the Issuer hereunder have been satisfied, release the Collateral from the lien of this Indenture.
(f) Upon receiving actual notice of any offer or any request for a waiver, consent, amendment or other modification with respect to any Collateral Interest, or in the event any action is required to be taken in respect to an Asset Document, the Special Servicer on behalf of the Issuer will promptly notify the Collateral Manager and the Servicer of such request, and the Special Servicer shall grant any waiver or consent, and enter into any amendment or other modification pursuant to the Servicing Agreement in accordance with the Servicing Standard (except that Administrative Modifications and Criteria-Based Modifications will not be subject to the Servicing Standard). In the case of any modification or amendment that results in the release of the related Collateral Interest, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5.5(a), the Custodian, upon receipt of a Request for Release, shall release the related Collateral Interest File upon the written instruction of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable.
Section 10.11 Reports by Independent Accountants.
(a) On or about the Closing Date, the Issuer shall appoint a firm of Independent certified public accountants of recognized national reputation for purposes of preparing and delivering the reports or certificates of such accountants required by this Indenture. The Collateral Manager, on behalf of the Issuer, shall have the right to remove such firm or any successor firm. Upon any resignation by or removal of such firm, the Collateral Manager, on behalf of the Issuer, shall promptly appoint, by Issuer Order delivered to the Trustee, a successor thereto that shall also be a firm of Independent certified public accountants of recognized national reputation.
Section 10.12 Information Available Electronically. (a) The Note Administrator shall make available to any Privileged Person or Relevant Recipient the following items (in each case, as applicable, to the extent received by it) by means of the Note Administrator’s Website the following items (to the extent such items were prepared by or delivered to the Note Administrator in electronic format):
(i) the following documents, which will initially be available under a tab or heading designated “deal documents”:
(1) the final Offering Memorandum related to the Offered Notes;
(2) the Servicing Agreement, and any schedules, exhibits and supplements thereto;
(3) this Indenture, and any schedules, exhibits and supplements thereto; (4) the Collateral Management Agreement, and any schedules, exhibits and supplements thereto;
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(5) the Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement, and any schedules, exhibits and supplements thereto;
(6) the CREFC® Loan Setup file; and
(7) Annex A to the final Offering Memorandum in Excel format;
(ii) the following documents will initially be available under a tab or heading designated “periodic reports”:
(1) the Monthly Reports prepared by the Note Administrator pursuant to Section 10.9(a);
(2) certain information and reports specified in the Servicing Agreement (including the collection of reports specified by CRE Finance Council or any successor organization reasonably acceptable to the Note Administrator and the Servicer) known as the “CREFC® Investor Reporting Package” relating to the Collateral Interests (excluding the servicer watchlist) to the extent that the Note Administrator receives such information and reports from the Servicer from time to time;
(3) any quarterly CREFC® CRE CLO Collateral Manager Data Report for each Collateral Interest delivered by the Collateral Manager to the Note Administrator; and
(4) any data file delivered to the Note Administrator with respect to the acquisition of any Reinvestment Collateral Interests or Exchange Collateral Interest;
(iii) the following documents, which will initially be available under a tab or heading designated “additional documents”:
(1) inspection reports delivered to the Note Administrator under the terms of the Servicing Agreement;
(2) appraisals delivered to the Note Administrator under the terms of the Servicing Agreement;
(3) any quarterly updates on the status of the business plan for each Collateral Interest delivered by the Collateral Manager to the Note Administrator;
(4) upon direction of the Issuer, any reports or such other information that, from time to time, the Issuer or the Special Servicer provides to the Note Administrator to be made available on the Note Administrator’s Website; and (5) any notice or documents provided to the Note Administrator by the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Issuer directing the Note Administrator to post;
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(iv) the following documents, which will initially be available under a tab or heading designated “special notices”:
(1) notice of final payment on the Notes delivered to the Note Administrator pursuant to Section 2.7(e);
(2) notice of termination of the Servicer or the Special Servicer;
(3) notice of a servicer termination event (with respect to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable), each as defined in the Servicing Agreement and delivered to the Note Administrator under the terms of the Servicing Agreement;
(4) notice of the resignation of any party to this Indenture and notice of the acceptance of appointment of a replacement for any such party, to the extent such notice is prepared or received by the Note Administrator;
(5) officer’s certificates supporting the determination that any Interest Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Interest Advance delivered to the Note Administrator pursuant to Section 10.7(b);
(6) any direction received by the Note Administrator from the Majority of Class H Noteholders for the termination of the Special Servicer during any period when such Person is entitled to make such a direction;
(7) any direction received by the Note Administrator from a Majority of the Controlling Class or a Supermajority of the Notes for the termination of the Note Administrator or the Trustee pursuant to Section 6.9(c);
(8) any notices from the Collateral Manager with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event, Benchmark Replacement Date, Benchmark Replacement, Benchmark Replacement Adjustment or any supplemental indenture implementing Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes;
(9) any notice or documents provided to the Note Administrator by the Collateral Manager or the Servicer directing the Note Administrator to post to the “special notices” tab; and
(10) any notice of a proposed supplement, amendment or modification to this Indenture.
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(v) Any notices required pursuant to the EU/UK Risk Retention Letter and provided by the EU/UK Retention Holder, LMNT Holder or the Collateral Manager to the Note Administrator, which will initially be available under a tab or heading designated “EU/UK Risk Retention”; (vi) In accordance with Section 4.02 of the Servicing Agreement, any Loan Reports, Investor Reports, reports relating to Significant Event Information or other information received by the Note Administrator from the EU/UK Reporting Administrator pursuant to the EU/UK Reporting Administration Agreement (each of which will be available also to any Relevant Recipient that is not a Privileged Person), which will initially be available under a tab or heading designated “EU/UK Transparency Reporting”;
(vii) The following notices provided by LMNT Holder or the Securitization Sponsor to the Note Administrator, if any, which will initially be available under a tab or heading designated “U.S. risk retention special notices”:
(1) any changes to the fair values set forth in the “U.S. Credit Risk Retention” section of the Offering Memorandum between the date of the Offering Memorandum and the Closing Date;
(2) any material differences between the valuation methodology or any of the key inputs and assumptions that were used in calculating the fair value or range of fair values prior to the pricing of the Notes and the Closing Date; and
(3) any noncompliance by the Securitization Sponsor with the Credit Risk Retention Rules;
(viii) the “Investor Q&A Forum” pursuant to Section 10.13; and
(ix) solely to Noteholders, the “Investor Registry” pursuant to Section 10.13.
(b) Privileged Persons who execute Exhibit R-2 shall only be entitled to access the Monthly Report, and shall not have access to any other information on the Note Administrator’s Website.
(c) Relevant Recipients who execute Exhibit R-3 or who are designated by the Issuer shall only be entitled to access the Monthly Report, the Loan Reports, the Investor Reports, any Significant Event Information, the final Offering Memorandum, this Indenture, the Servicing Agreement, the Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement, the Collateral Management Agreement and the EU/UK Reporting Administration Agreement and any other document designated by the Issuer as necessary to fulfill the EU/UK Transparency Requirements, and shall not have access to any other information on the Note Administrator’s Website.
(d) The Note Administrator’s Website shall initially be located at https://www.ctslink.com. The foregoing information shall be made available by the Note Administrator on the Note Administrator’s Website promptly following receipt. The Note Administrator may change the titles of the tabs and headings on portions of its website, and may re-arrange the files as it deems proper. The Note Administrator shall have no obligation or duty to verify, confirm or otherwise determine whether the information being delivered is accurate, complete, conforms to the transaction, or otherwise is or is not anything other than what it purports to be. In the event that any such information is delivered or posted in error, the Note Administrator may remove it from the Note Administrator’s Website. The Note Administrator has not obtained and shall not be deemed to have obtained actual knowledge of any information posted to the Note Administrator’s Website to the extent such information was not produced by the Note Administrator. In connection with providing access to the Note Administrator’s Website, the Note Administrator may require registration and the acceptance of a disclaimer. The Note Administrator shall not be liable for the dissemination of information in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy or completeness of such information being made available, and assumes no responsibility for such information. Assistance in using the Note Administrator’s Website can be obtained by calling (866) 846-4526.
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Section 10.13 Investor Q&A Forum; Investor Registry. (a) The Note Administrator shall make the “Investor Q&A Forum” available to Privileged Persons and prospective purchasers of Notes that are Privileged Persons by means of the Note Administrator’s Website, where Noteholders (including beneficial owners of Notes) may (i) submit inquiries to the Note Administrator relating to the Monthly Reports, and submit inquiries to the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Collateral Manager (each, a “Q&A Respondent”) relating to any servicing reports prepared by that party, the Collateral Interests, or the properties related thereto (each, an “Inquiry” and collectively, “Inquiries”), and (ii) view Inquiries that have been previously submitted and answered, together with the answers thereto. Upon receipt of an Inquiry for a Q&A Respondent, the Note Administrator shall forward the Inquiry to the applicable Q&A Respondent, in each case via email within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt thereof. Following receipt of an Inquiry, the Note Administrator and the applicable Q&A Respondent, unless such party determines not to answer such Inquiry as provided below, shall reply to the Inquiry, which reply of the applicable Q&A Respondent shall be by email (or such other method as to which the Note Administrator, the Collateral Manager, the Servicer and the Special Servicer may mutually agree) to the Note Administrator. The Note Administrator shall post (within a commercially reasonable period of time following preparation or receipt of such answer, as the case may be) such Inquiry and the related answer to the Note Administrator’s Website. If the Note Administrator or the applicable Q&A Respondent determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) any Inquiry is not of a type described above, (ii) answering any Inquiry would not be in the best interests of the Issuer or the Noteholders, (iii) answering any Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the Asset Documents, this Indenture, the Servicing Agreement, the Collateral Management Standard or the Collateral Management Agreement, (iv) answering any Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Note Administrator, the Collateral Manager, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable or (v) answering any such inquiry would reasonably be expected to result in the waiver of an attorney client privilege or the disclosure of attorney work product, or is otherwise not advisable to answer, it shall not be required to answer such Inquiry and shall promptly notify the Note Administrator of such determination. The Note Administrator shall notify the Person who submitted such Inquiry in the event that the Inquiry shall not be answered in accordance with the terms of this Indenture. Any notice by the Note Administrator to the Person who submitted an Inquiry that shall not be answered shall include the following statement: “Because the Indenture and the Servicing Agreement provides that the Note Administrator, the Collateral Manager, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not answer an Inquiry if it determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) any Inquiry is beyond the scope of the topics described in the Indenture, (ii) answering any Inquiry would not be in the best interests of the Issuer and/or the Noteholders, (iii) answering any Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law or the Asset Documents, the Collateral Management Agreement, this Indenture or the Servicing Agreement, (iv) answering any Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Trustee, the Collateral Manager, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, or (v) answering any such Inquiry would reasonably be expected to result in the waiver of an attorney client privilege or the disclosure of attorney work product, or is otherwise not advisable to answer, no inference shall be drawn from the fact that the Trustee, the Collateral Manager, the Servicer or the Special Servicer has declined to answer the Inquiry.” Answers posted on the Investor Q&A Forum shall be attributable only to the respondent, and shall not be deemed to be answers from any of the Issuer, the Collateral Manager, the Placement Agents or any of their respective Affiliates. None of the Placement Agents, the Issuer, the Seller, the Collateral Manager, the Advancing Agent, the Future Funding Indemnitor, LMNT Holder, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Note Administrator or the Trustee, or any of their respective Affiliates shall certify to any of the information posted in the Investor Q&A Forum and no such party shall have any responsibility or liability for the content of any such information. The Note Administrator shall not be required to post to the Note Administrator’s Website any Inquiry or answer thereto that the Note Administrator determines, in its sole discretion, is administrative or ministerial in nature. The Investor Q&A Forum shall not reflect questions, answers and other communications that are not submitted via the Note Administrator’s Website. Additionally, the Note Administrator may require acceptance of a waiver and disclaimer for access to the Investor Q&A Forum.
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(b) The Note Administrator shall make available to any Noteholder and any beneficial owner of a Note, the Investor Registry. The “Investor Registry” shall be a voluntary service available on the Note Administrator’s Website, where Noteholders and beneficial owners of Notes can register and thereafter obtain information with respect to any other Noteholder or beneficial owner that has so registered. Any Person registering to use the Investor Registry shall be required to certify that (i) it is a Noteholder or a beneficial owner of a Note and (ii) it grants authorization to the Note Administrator to make its name and contact information available on the Investor Registry for at least 45 days from the date of such certification to other registered Noteholders and registered beneficial owners or Notes. Such Person shall then be asked to enter certain mandatory fields such as the individual’s name, the company name and email address, as well as certain optional fields such as address, and phone number. If any Noteholder or beneficial owner of a Note notifies the Note Administrator that it wishes to be removed from the Investor Registry (which notice may not be within forty-five (45) days of its registration), the Note Administrator shall promptly remove it from the Investor Registry. The Note Administrator shall not be responsible for verifying or validating any information submitted on the Investor Registry, or for monitoring or otherwise maintaining the accuracy of any information thereon. The Note Administrator may require acceptance of a waiver and disclaimer for access to the Investor Registry.
(c) Certain information concerning the Collateral and the Notes, including the Monthly Reports, CREFC® Reports, supplemental notices, and the items specified in clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) of Section 10.12(a), shall be provided by the Note Administrator to certain market data providers upon receipt by the Note Administrator from such persons of a certification in the form of Exhibit S hereto, which certification may be submitted electronically via the Note Administrator’s Website. The Issuer hereby authorizes the provision of such information to Bloomberg, L.P., Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., Markit Group Limited, Interactive Data Corp., BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., CMBS.com, Inc., Moody’s Analytics, Inc., KBRA Analytics, LLC, MBS Data, LLC, RealInsight, DealX/StructureIt, LSEG and CRED iQ.
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(d) The 17g-5 Information Provider will make the “Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Servicer Document Request Tool” available to NRSROs via the 17g-5 Information Providers Website, where NRSROs may (i) submit inquiries to the Note Administrator relating to the Monthly Report, (ii) submit inquiries to the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Collateral Manager relating to servicing reports, or the Collateral, except to the extent already obtained, (iii) submit requests for loan-level reports and information, and (iv) view previously submitted inquiries and related answers or reports, as the case may be. The Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Collateral Manager, as applicable, shall answer each inquiry, unless it determines that (a) answering the inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the Servicing Standard, the Indenture, the Servicing Agreement, the Collateral Management Standard, the Collateral Management Agreement or the applicable loan documents, (b) answering the inquiry would or is reasonably expected to result in a waiver of an attorney-client privilege or the disclosure of attorney work product, or (c) answering the inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, such party, and the performance of such additional duty or the payment of such additional cost or expense is beyond the scope of its duties under the Indenture or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable. In the event that any of the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Collateral Manager declines to answer an inquiry, it shall promptly email the 17g-5 Information Provider with the basis of such declination. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post the inquiries and the related answers (or reports, as applicable) on the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Servicer Document Request Tool promptly upon receipt, or in the event that an inquiry is unanswered, the inquiry and the basis for which it was unanswered. The Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Servicer Document Request Tool may not reflect questions, answers, or other communications which are not submitted through the 17g-5 Website. Answers and information posted on the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Servicer Document Request Tool will be attributable only to the respondent, and will not be deemed to be answers from any other Person. No such other Person will have any responsibility or liability for, and will not be deemed to have knowledge of, the content of any such information.
Section 10.14 Certain Procedures. (a) For so long as the Notes may be transferred only in accordance with Rule 144A, the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf) will ensure that any Bloomberg screen containing information about the Rule 144A Global Notes includes the following (or similar) language:
(i) the “Note Box” on the bottom of the “Security Display” page describing the Rule 144A Global Notes will state: “Iss’d Under 144A”;
(ii) the “Security Display” page will have the flashing red indicator “See Other Available Information”; and
(iii) the indicator will link to the “Additional Security Information” page, which will state that the Offered Notes “are being offered in reliance on the exemption from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act to persons who are qualified institutional buyers (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act).”
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ARTICLE XI
APPLICATION OF FUNDS
Section 11.1 Disbursements of Amounts from Payment Account. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, but subject to the other subsections of this Section 11.1 hereof, on each Payment Date, the Note Administrator shall disburse amounts transferred to the Payment Account in accordance with the following priorities (the “Priority of Payments”):
(i) Interest Proceeds. On each Payment Date that is not a Redemption Date, the Stated Maturity Date or a Payment Date following an acceleration of the Notes due to the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, Interest Proceeds with respect to the related Due Period shall be distributed in the following order of priority:
(1) to the payment of taxes and filing fees (including any registered office and government fees) owed by the Issuer, if any;
(2) (a) first, to the extent not previously reimbursed, to the Trustee, the Backup Advancing Agent and the Advancing Agent, in that order, the aggregate amount of any Nonrecoverable Interest Advances due and payable to such party; (b) second, to the Advancing Agent (or to the Backup Advancing Agent or the Trustee, as applicable), the Advancing Agent Fee and any previously due but unpaid Advancing Agent Fee (with respect to amounts owed to the Advancing Agent, unless waived by the Advancing Agent) (provided that the Advancing Agent, the Backup Advancing Agent or the Trustee, as applicable, has not failed to make any Interest Advance required to be made in respect of any Payment Date pursuant to this Indenture); and (c) third, to the Trustee, the Backup Advancing Agent and the Advancing Agent, in that order and to the extent due and payable to such party, Reimbursement Interest and reimbursement of any outstanding Interest Advances not to exceed, in each case, the amount that would result in an Interest Shortfall with respect to such Payment Date;
(3) (a) first, to the payment to the Note Administrator and the Trustee of the accrued and unpaid fees in respect of their services equal to, in the aggregate, $7,500 per month, and to the Note Administrator, the Additional Note Administrator Compensation, (b) second, to the payment of other accrued and unpaid Company Administrative Expenses of the Note Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian and the Paying Agent the aggregate of all such amounts reimbursed in this clause (b) not to exceed $250,000 per Expense Year, and (c) third, to the payment of any other accrued and unpaid Company Administrative Expenses, the aggregate of all such amounts in this clause (c) per Expense Year not to exceed the greater of (i) 0.10% per annum of the Aggregate Outstanding Portfolio Balance and (ii) $125,000 per annum;
(4) to the payment of the Collateral Manager Fee and any previously due but unpaid Collateral Manager Fee (if not waived by the Collateral Manager); (5) to the payment of the Class A Interest Distribution Amount, plus, any Class A Defaulted Interest Amount;
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(6) to the payment of the Class A-S Interest Distribution Amount, plus, any Class A-S Defaulted Interest Amount;
(7) to the payment of the Class B Interest Distribution Amount, plus, any Class B Defaulted Interest Amount;
(8) to the payment of the Class C Interest Distribution Amount, plus, any Class C Defaulted Interest Amount;
(9) to the payment of the Class D Interest Distribution Amount, plus, any Class D Defaulted Interest Amount;
(10) to the payment of the Class E Interest Distribution Amount, plus, any Class E Defaulted Interest Amount;
(11) if either of the Note Protection Tests is not satisfied as of the Determination Date relating to such Payment Date, to the payment of, (i) first, principal on the Class A Notes, (ii) second, principal on the Class A-S Notes, (iii) third, principal on the Class B Notes, (iv) fourth, principal on the Class C Notes, (v) fifth, principal on the Class D Notes and (vi) sixth, principal on the Class E Notes, in each case to the extent necessary to cause each of the Note Protection Tests to be satisfied or, if sooner, until the Class A Notes, the Class A-S Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes, the Class D Notes and the Class E Notes have been paid in full;
(12) to the payment of the Class F Interest Distribution Amount, plus, if no Class A Notes, Class A-S Notes, Class B Notes, Class C Notes, Class D Notes or Class E Notes are outstanding, any Class F Defaulted Interest Amount;
(13) to the payment of any Class F Deferred Interest (in reduction of the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class F Notes);
(14) to the payment of the Class G Interest Distribution Amount, plus, if no Class A Notes, Class A-S Notes, Class B Notes, Class C Notes, Class D Notes, Class E Notes or Class F Notes are outstanding, any Class G Defaulted Interest Amount;
(15) to the payment of any Class G Deferred Interest (in reduction of the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Class G Notes);
(16) to the payment of any Company Administrative Expenses not paid pursuant to clause (3) above in the order specified therein; (17) upon direction of the Collateral Manager, for deposit into the Expense Reserve Account in an amount not to exceed $100,000 in respect of such Payment Date; and
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(18) any remaining Interest Proceeds to be paid to the Holders of the Class H Notes.
(ii) Principal Proceeds. On each Payment Date that is not a Redemption Date, the Stated Maturity Date or a Payment Date following an acceleration of the Notes due to the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, Principal Proceeds with respect to the related Due Period shall be distributed in the following order of priority:
(1) to the payment of the amounts referred to in clauses (1) through (5) of Section 11.1(a)(i) in the same order of priority specified therein, without giving effect to any limitations on amounts payable set forth therein, but only to the extent not paid in full thereunder;
(2) during the Reinvestment Period and for so long as the Note Protection Tests are satisfied, so long as the Issuer is permitted to purchase Reinvestment Collateral Interests under Section 12.2, at the direction of the Collateral Manager, the amount designated by the Collateral Manager during the related Interest Accrual Period to be held for reinvestment in Reinvestment Collateral Interests or for payment of the purchase price of Reinvestment Collateral Interests (it being understood that the Collateral Manager shall be deemed to have directed the reinvestment of all Principal Proceeds until such time as it has provided the Note Administrator with a notice to the contrary);
(3) to the payment of principal of the Class A Notes until the Class A Notes have been paid in full;
(4) to the payment of the Class A-S Interest Distribution Amount, plus, any Class A-S Defaulted Interest Amount, to the extent not paid pursuant to clause (6) of Section 11.1(a)(i);
(5) to the payment of principal of the Class A-S Notes until the Class A-S Notes have been paid in full;
(6) to the payment of the Class B Interest Distribution Amount, plus, any Class B Defaulted Interest Amount, to the extent not paid pursuant to clause (7) of Section 11.1(a)(i);
(7) to the payment of principal of the Class B Notes until the Class B Notes have been paid in full;
(8) to the payment of the Class C Interest Distribution Amount, plus, any Class C Defaulted Interest Amount, to the extent not paid pursuant to clause (8) of Section 11.1(a)(i); (9) to the payment of principal of the Class C Notes until the Class C Notes have been paid in full;
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(10) to the payment of the Class D Interest Distribution Amount, plus, any Class D Defaulted Interest Amount, to the extent not paid pursuant to clause (9) of Section 11.1(a)(i);
(11) to the payment of principal of the Class D Notes until the Class D Notes have been paid in full;
(12) to the payment of the Class E Interest Distribution Amount, plus, any Class E Defaulted Interest Amount, to the extent not paid pursuant to clause (10) of Section 11.1(a)(i);
(13) to the payment of principal of the Class E Notes until the Class E Notes have been paid in full;
(14) to the payment of the Class F Interest Distribution Amount, plus, any Class F Defaulted Interest Amount, to the extent not paid pursuant to clause (12) of Section 11.1(a)(i);
(15) to the payment of principal of the Class F Notes (including any Class F Deferred Interest) until the Class F Notes have been paid in full;
(16) to the payment of the Class G Interest Distribution Amount, plus, any Class G Defaulted Interest Amount, to the extent not paid pursuant to clause (14) of Section 11.1(a)(i);
(17) to the payment of principal of the Class G Notes (including any Class G Deferred Interest) until the Class G Notes have been paid in full; and
(18) any remaining Principal Proceeds to be paid to Holders of the Class H Notes.
The Collateral Manager may request that the Servicer remit Principal Proceeds to the Note Administrator for deposit into the Reinvestment Account prior to a Payment Date upon certification by the Collateral Manager that (i) the Note Protection Tests were satisfied as of the immediately preceding Payment Date and (ii) the Collateral Manager reasonably expects the Note Protection Tests to be satisfied on the immediately succeeding Payment Date, and Principal Proceeds available for distribution in accordance with Section 11(a)(ii) will be reduced accordingly.
(iii) Redemption Dates and Payment Dates During Events of Default. On any Redemption Date, the Stated Maturity Date or a Payment Date following an acceleration of the Notes due to the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, Interest Proceeds and Principal Proceeds with respect to the related Due Period will be distributed in the following order of priority:
(1) to the payment of the amounts referred to in clauses (1) through (4) of Section 11.1(a)(i) in the same order of priority specified therein, but without giving effect to any limitations on amounts payable set forth therein; (2) to the payment of any out-of-pocket fees and expenses of the Issuer, the Note Administrator, the Custodian and the Trustee (including legal fees and expenses) incurred in connection with an acceleration of the Notes following an Event of Default, including in connection with sale and liquidation of any of the Collateral in connection therewith, to the extent not previously paid or withheld;
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(3) to the payment of the Class A Interest Distribution Amount, plus, any Class A Defaulted Interest Amount;
(4) to the payment in full of principal of the Class A Notes;
(5) to the payment of the Class A-S Interest Distribution Amount, plus, any Class A-S Defaulted Interest Amount;
(6) to the payment in full of principal of the Class A-S Notes;
(7) to the payment of the Class B Interest Distribution Amount, plus, any Class B Defaulted Interest Amount;
(8) to the payment in full of principal of the Class B Notes;
(9) to the payment of the Class C Interest Distribution Amount, plus, any Class C Defaulted Interest Amount;
(10) to the payment in full of principal of the Class C Notes;
(11) to the payment of the Class D Interest Distribution Amount, plus, any Class D Defaulted Interest Amount;
(12) to the payment in full of principal of the Class D Notes;
(13) to the payment of the Class E Interest Distribution Amount, plus, any Class E Defaulted Interest Amount;
(14) to the payment in full of principal of the Class E Notes;
(15) to the payment of the Class F Interest Distribution Amount, plus, any Class F Defaulted Interest Amount;
(16) to the payment in full of principal of the Class F Notes (including any Class F Deferred Interest);
(17) to the payment of the Class G Interest Distribution Amount, plus, any Class G Defaulted Interest Amount;
(18) to the payment in full of principal of the Class G Notes (including any Class G Deferred Interest); and
(19) any remaining Interest Proceeds and Principal Proceeds to be paid to the Holders of the Class H Notes.
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(b) On or before the Business Day prior to each Payment Date, the Issuer shall, pursuant to Section 10.3, remit or cause to be remitted to the Note Administrator for deposit in the Payment Account an amount of Cash sufficient to pay the amounts described in Section 11.1(a) required to be paid on such Payment Date.
(c) If on any Payment Date the amount available in the Payment Account from amounts received in the related Due Period are insufficient to make the full amount of the disbursements required by any clause of Section 11.1(a)(i), Section 11.1(a)(ii) or Section 11.1(a)(iii), such payments will be made to Noteholders of each applicable Class, as to each such clause, ratably in accordance with the respective amounts of such disbursements then due and payable to the extent funds are available therefor.
(d) In connection with any required payment by the Issuer to the Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement of any amount scheduled to be paid from time to time between Payment Dates from amounts received with respect to the Collateral Interests, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be entitled to retain or withdraw such amounts from the Collection Account and the Participated Loan Collection Account pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement.
Section 11.2 Securities Accounts. All amounts held by, or deposited with the Note Administrator in the Reinvestment Account, the Custodial Account and the Expense Reserve Account pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture shall be invested in Eligible Investments as directed in writing by the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer and credited to the Reinvestment Account, the Custodial Account or the Expense Reserve Account, as the case may be. Absent such direction, funds in the foregoing accounts shall be held uninvested. All amounts held by or deposited with the Note Administrator in the Payment Account shall be held uninvested. Any amounts not invested in Eligible Investments as herein provided, shall be credited to one or more securities accounts that shall at all times be an Eligible Account and shall be established and maintained pursuant to the Securities Account Control Agreement at the Securities Intermediary, or at another financial institution that agrees to act as a securities intermediary on behalf of the Note Administrator on behalf of the Secured Parties pursuant to an account control agreement in form and substance similar to the Securities Account Control Agreement.
ARTICLE XII
SALE OF COLLATERAL INTERESTS; REINVESTMENT COLLATERAL INTERESTS; FUTURE FUNDING ESTIMATES
Section 12.1 Sales of Collateral Interests. (a) Except as otherwise expressly permitted or required by this Indenture, the Issuer shall not sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral Interest. The Collateral Manager, acting pursuant to the Collateral Management Agreement may direct the Issuer in writing to sell at any time:
(i) any Defaulted Collateral Interest;
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(ii) any Credit Risk Collateral Interest unless (x) either of the Note Protection Tests were not satisfied as of the immediately preceding Determination Date and have not been cured as of the proposed sale date (or would not be cured as a result of such sale) or (y) the Trustee, upon written direction of a majority of the Controlling Class, has provided written notice to the Collateral Manager that no further sales of Credit Risk Collateral Interests shall be permitted;
(iii) any Reinvestment Collateral Interest or Exchange Collateral Interest acquired in violation of the Eligibility Criteria or the Acquisition Criteria, as applicable; and
(iv) any Buy/Sell Interest.
For purposes of this Section 12.1, a loan will be considered a Defaulted Loan even if the 90 day period provided in the definition thereof has not expired.
The Trustee shall sell any Collateral Interest in any sale permitted pursuant to this Section 12.1(a), as directed by the Collateral Manager. Promptly after any sale pursuant to this Section 12.1(a), the Collateral Manager shall notify the 17g-5 Information Provider of the Collateral Interest sold and the sale price and shall provide such other information relating to such sale as may be reasonably requested by the Rating Agencies.
The Issuer shall not sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral Interest for the primary purpose of recognizing gains or decreasing losses resulting from market value changes.
In connection with the sale of a Credit Risk Collateral Interest or a Defaulted Collateral Interest pursuant to this Section 12.1(a), the Collateral Manager may also cause the Issuer to create one or more participation interests in such Defaulted Collateral Interest or Credit Risk Collateral Interest and direct the Trustee to sell one or more of such participation interests.
(b) In addition, with respect to any Defaulted Collateral Interest or Credit Risk Collateral Interest permitted to be sold pursuant to Section 12.1(a), such Defaulted Collateral Interest or Credit Risk Collateral Interest may be sold by the Issuer at the direction of the Collateral Manager:
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(i) to an entity, other than the Collateral Manager or an affiliate; or (ii) to the Collateral Manager or an affiliate of or entity managed by the Collateral Manager that is purchasing such Defaulted Collateral Interest or Credit Risk Collateral Interest from the Issuer for a cash purchase price that is (x) with respect to any Defaulted Collateral Interest, equal to or greater than the Par Purchase Price and (y) with respect to any Credit Risk Collateral Interest:
(A) until the Disposition Limitation Threshold has been met, equal to or greater than the Par Purchase Price; and
(B) after the Disposition Limitation Threshold has been met, following disclosure to, and approval by, the Advisory Committee in accordance with the Collateral Management Agreement, equal to the greater of (A) the Par Purchase Price and (B) the fair market value thereof (any purchase described in this clause (ii), a “Credit Risk/Defaulted Collateral Interest Cash Purchase”).
(c) If the Collateral Manager directs the sale of a Collateral Interest acquired in violation of the Eligibility Criteria or the Acquisition Criteria, the Issuer may sell such Collateral Interest to the Collateral Manager or an Affiliate of, or entity managed by, the Collateral Manager for a cash purchase price that is at least equal to the Principal Balance thereof plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon. If the Collateral Manager does not promptly direct the sale of a Collateral Interest that is determined to have been acquired in violation of the Eligibility Criteria or the Acquisition Criteria, the Issuer will be required to satisfy the Rating Agency Condition with respect to Fitch with respect to such Collateral Interest within 60 days after such date of determination. Except with respect to any Collateral Interest that is determined to have been acquired in violation of clauses (i), (iii), (iv), (viii), (xv), (xvii) or (xix)-(xxxiii) of the Eligibility Criteria, if the Issuer satisfies the Rating Agency Condition with respect to Fitch with respect to such Collateral Interest within such time period, the Issuer may retain such Collateral Interest. If either (i) the Collateral Interest was acquired in violation of such clauses of the Eligibility Criteria, or (ii) the Issuer does not satisfy the Rating Agency Condition with respect to such Collateral Interest within such time period, the Issuer will be required to promptly sell such Collateral Interest to the Collateral Manager or an Affiliate of, or entity managed by, the Collateral Manager for a cash purchase price that is at least equal to the Principal Balance thereof plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that a “buy/sell” arrangement has been initiated with respect to a Buy/Sell Interest and the Collateral Manager determines in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard and other applicable provisions of the Collateral Management Agreement that the sale of any such Collateral Interest is in the best interest of the Noteholders, the Collateral Manager may, on behalf of the Issuer, direct the Trustee to sell such Collateral Interest in accordance with the terms of the related Loan Documents. To the extent the Collateral Manager deems necessary or advisable in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard, the Issuer may, at the direction of the Collateral Manager (but only upon disclosure to, and with the prior consent of, the Advisory Committee), assign its right to purchase under a “buy/sell” arrangement in respect of a Collateral Interest to the Majority Class H Noteholder or any Affiliate thereof.
(e) For so long as the Acquisition Criteria are satisfied, a Defaulted Collateral Interest, Credit Risk Collateral Interest or Collateral Interest with respect to which a Material Breach or a Material Document Defect exists may be disposed of at any time, following disclosure to, and approval by, the Advisory Committee, by the Collateral Manager directing the Issuer to exchange such Collateral Interest for (1) a Collateral Interest owned by the Collateral Manager or an Affiliate of, or entity managed by, the Collateral Manager (or in the case of any exchange resulting from a Material Breach or Material Document Defect, the Seller) that satisfies the Eligibility Criteria (such Collateral Interest, an “Exchange Collateral Interest”) or (2) a combination of an Exchange Collateral Interest and Cash; provided that:
(i) with respect to any Defaulted Collateral Interest, the sum of (1) the Principal Balance of such Exchange Collateral Interest plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon plus (2) the Cash amount (if any) to be paid to the Issuer by the Collateral Manager or an Affiliate of, or entity managed by, the Collateral Manager, in connection with such exchange, is equal to or greater than the Par Purchase Price of the Defaulted Collateral Interest sought to be exchanged; (ii) with respect to any Credit Risk Collateral Interest:
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(A) until the Disposition Limitation Threshold has been met, the sum of (A) the Principal Balance of such Exchange Collateral Interest plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon plus (B) the Cash amount (if any) to be paid to the Issuer by the Collateral Manager or an affiliate of, or entity managed by, the Collateral Manager in connection with such exchange is equal to or greater than the Par Purchase Price of the Credit Risk Collateral Interest sought to be exchanged; and
(B) after the Disposition Limitation Threshold has been met, following disclosure to, and approval by, the Advisory Committee (as described in the Collateral Management Agreement), the sum of (A) the Principal Balance of such Exchange Collateral Interest plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon plus (B) the Cash amount (if any) to be paid to the Issuer by the Collateral Manager or an affiliate of, or entity managed by, the Collateral Manager in connection with such exchange is equal to or greater than the greater of (x) the Par Purchase Price of the Credit Risk Collateral Interest sought to be exchanged and (y) the fair market value of such Credit Risk Collateral Interest; and
(iii) with respect to any Collateral Interest with respect to which a Material Breach or a Material Document Defect exists, the sum of (1) the Par Purchase Price of such Exchange Collateral Interest plus (2) the cash amount (if any) to be paid to the Issuer in connection with such exchange, is equal to or greater than the Repurchase Price.
(f) In addition to the above, the Majority of the Class H Noteholders shall have the assignable right to purchase (i) any Defaulted Collateral Interest for a purchase price equal to the Par Purchase Price and (ii) any Credit Risk Collateral Interest for a purchase price equal to, (x) until the Disposition Limitation Threshold has been met, the Par Purchase Price, and (y) after the Disposition Limitation Threshold has been met, following disclosure to, and approval by, the Advisory Committee, the greater of (1) the Par Purchase Price and (2) the fair market value thereof. The foregoing Collateral Interest purchase rights of the Majority Class H Noteholder shall supersede any determination of the Collateral Manager to sell or exchange such Collateral Interests.
(g) In the event that any Notes remain Outstanding as of the Payment Date occurring six months prior to the Stated Maturity Date of the Notes, the Collateral Manager shall determine whether the proceeds expected to be received on the Collateral Interests prior to the Stated Maturity Date of the Notes will be sufficient to pay in full the principal amount of (and accrued interest on) the Notes on the Stated Maturity Date. If the Collateral Manager determines, in its sole discretion, that such proceeds will not be sufficient to pay the outstanding principal amount of and accrued interest on the Notes on the Stated Maturity Date of the Notes, the Issuer will, at the direction of the Collateral Manager, be obligated to liquidate the portion of Collateral Interests sufficient to pay the remaining principal amount of and interest on the Notes on or before the Stated Maturity Date. The Collateral Interests to be liquidated by the Issuer will be selected by the Collateral Manager.
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(h) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer shall be permitted to sell to a Permitted Subsidiary any defaulted loan, REO Property or Sensitive Asset for consideration consisting of equity interests in such Permitted Subsidiary (or an increase in the value of equity interests already owned).
(i) Under no circumstances shall the Trustee in its individual capacity be required to acquire any Collateral Interests or any property related thereto.
(j) Any Collateral Interest sold pursuant to this Section 12.1 shall be released from the lien of this Indenture.
Section 12.2 Reinvestment Collateral Interests. (a) Except as provided in Section 12.3(c), during the Reinvestment Period, for so long as the Acquisition Criteria are satisfied, amounts (or Eligible Investments) credited to the Reinvestment Account may, but are not required to, be reinvested in Reinvestment Collateral Interests (which shall be, and hereby are upon acquisition by the Issuer, Granted to the Trustee pursuant to the Granting Clause of this Indenture), that satisfy the Eligibility Criteria, as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate of the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer delivered to the Trustee, delivered as of the date of the commitment to purchase such Collateral Interests.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, (i) Cash on deposit in the Reinvestment Account may be invested in Eligible Investments pending investment in Reinvestment Collateral Interests and (ii) if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, no Reinvestment Collateral Interest may be acquired unless it was the subject of a commitment entered into by the Issuer prior to the occurrence of such Event of Default.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the Holders of the Class H Notes may contribute additional Cash, Eligible Investments and/or Collateral Interests to the Issuer so long as, in the case of Collateral Interests, any such Collateral Interests satisfy the Eligibility Criteria and the Acquisition and Disposition Requirements at the time of such contribution, including, but not limited to, for purposes of effecting any cure rights reserved for the holder of the Participations, pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the related Participation Agreement. Cash or Eligible Investments contributed to the Issuer by LMNT Holder during the Reinvestment Period shall be credited to the Reinvestment Account (unless LMNT Holder directs otherwise) and may be reinvested by the Issuer in Reinvestment Collateral Interests so long as the Acquisition Criteria are satisfied.
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Section 12.3 Conditions Applicable to all Transactions Involving Sale or Grant. (a) Any transaction effected after the Closing Date under this Article 12 or Section 10.9 shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Collateral Management Agreement; provided that (1) the Collateral Manager shall not direct the Trustee to acquire any Collateral Interest for inclusion in the Collateral from the Collateral Manager or any of its Affiliates as principal or to sell any Collateral Interest from the Collateral to the Collateral Manager or any of its Affiliates as principal unless the transaction is effected in accordance with the Collateral Management Agreement and (2) the Collateral Manager shall not direct the Trustee to acquire any Collateral Interest for inclusion in the Collateral from any account or portfolio for which the Collateral Manager serves as investment adviser or direct the Trustee to sell any Collateral Interest to any account or portfolio for which the Collateral Manager serves as investment adviser unless such transactions comply with the Collateral Management Agreement and Section 206(3) of the Advisers Act. The Trustee shall have no responsibility to oversee compliance with this clause by the other parties.
(b) Upon any Grant pursuant to this Article 12, all of the Issuer’s right, title and interest to the Collateral Interest or Notes shall be Granted to the Trustee pursuant to this Indenture, such Collateral Interest or Notes shall be registered in the name of the Issuer, and, if applicable, the Custodian shall receive such Pledged Collateral Interest or Notes. The Trustee and the Note Administrator also shall receive, not later than the date of delivery of any Collateral Interest delivered after the Closing Date, an Officer’s Certificate of the Collateral Manager certifying that, as of the date of such Grant, such Grant complies with the applicable conditions of and is permitted by this Article 12 (and setting forth, to the extent appropriate, calculations in reasonable detail necessary to determine such compliance).
(c) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article 12 to the contrary, the Issuer shall, subject to this Section 12.3(c), have the right to effect any transaction which has been consented to by the Holders of Notes evidencing 100% of the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of each and every Class of Notes.
Section 12.4 Modifications to Note Protection Tests. In the event that any Rating Agency modifies the definitions or calculations relating to either of the Note Protection Tests (each, a “Rating Agency Test Modification”), in any case in order to correspond with published changes in the guidelines, methodology or standards established by such Rating Agency, the Issuer may, but is under no obligation solely as a result of this Section 12.4 to, incorporate corresponding changes into this Indenture by an amendment or supplement hereto without the consent of the Holders of the Notes (except as provided below) (but with written notice to the Noteholders) if (x) in the case of a modification of a Note Protection Test, the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to each Rating Agency then rating any Class of Notes and (y) written notice of such modification is delivered by the Collateral Manager to the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes (which notice may be included in the next regularly scheduled report to Noteholders). Any such Rating Agency Test Modification shall be effected without execution of a supplemental indenture; provided, however, that such amendment shall be (i) evidenced by a written instrument executed and delivered by each of the Issuer and the Collateral Manager and delivered to the Trustee, and (ii) accompanied by delivery by the Issuer to the Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer) certifying that such amendment has been made pursuant to and in compliance with this Section 12.4.
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Section 12.5 Future Funding Agreement. (a) The Note Administrator and the Trustee, on behalf of the Noteholders, are hereby directed by the Issuer to (i) enter into the Future Funding Agreement and the Future Funding Reserve Account Control Agreement, pursuant to which LCMT will agree to pledge certain collateral described therein, and such funds will be available to satisfy the obligations of Lument Structured Finance, LLC, LCMT and their respective Affiliates, to fund future advances under the Participation Agreements and (ii) administer the rights of the Note Administrator and the secured party, as applicable, under the Future Funding Agreement and the Future Funding Reserve Account Control Agreement. In the event an Access Termination Notice (as defined in the Future Funding Agreement) has been sent by the Note Administrator to the related account bank and for so long as such Access Termination Notice is not withdrawn by the Note Administrator, the Note Administrator shall direct the use of funds on deposit in the Future Funding Reserve Account in accordance with written instructions delivered pursuant to the terms of the Future Funding Agreement. Neither the Trustee nor the Note Administrator shall have any obligation to ensure that the Seller is depositing or causing to be deposited all amounts into the Future Funding Reserve Account that are required to be deposited therein pursuant to the Future Funding Agreement.
(b) The 17g-5 Information Provider shall promptly post to the 17g-5 Website pursuant to Section 14.12(d) of this Indenture, any certification with respect to the Future Funding Indemnitor that is delivered to it in accordance with the Future Funding Agreement.
ARTICLE XIII
NOTEHOLDERS’ RELATIONS
Section 13.1 Subordination. (a) Anything in this Indenture or the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding, the Issuer and the Holders agree, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class A Notes, that the rights of the Holders of the Class A-S Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes, the Class D Notes, the Class E Notes, the Class F Notes, the Class G Notes and the Class H Notes shall be subordinate and junior to the Class A Notes to the extent and in the manner set forth in Article 11 of this Indenture; provided that on each Redemption Date and each Payment Date as a result of the occurrence and continuation of the acceleration of the Notes following the occurrence of an Event of Default, all accrued and unpaid interest on and outstanding principal on the Class A Notes shall be paid pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(iii) in full in Cash or, to the extent 100% of Holders of the Class A Notes consent, other than in Cash, before any further payment or distribution is made on account of any other Class of Notes, to the extent and in the manner provided in Section 11.1(a)(iii).
(b) Anything in this Indenture or the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding, the Issuer and the Holders agree, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class A-S Notes, that the rights of the Holders of the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes, the Class D Notes, the Class E Notes, the Class F Notes, the Class G Notes and the Class H Notes shall be subordinate and junior to the Class A-S Notes to the extent and in the manner set forth in Article 11 of this Indenture; provided that on each Redemption Date and each Payment Date as a result of the occurrence and continuation of the acceleration of the Notes following the occurrence of an Event of Default, all accrued and unpaid interest on and outstanding principal on the Class A-S Notes shall be paid pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(iii) in full in Cash or, to the extent 100% of Holders of the Class A-S Notes consent, other than in Cash, before any further payment or distribution is made on account of any of the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes, the Class D Notes, the Class E Notes, the Class F Notes, the Class G Notes and the Class H Notes to the extent and in the manner provided in Section 11.1(a)(iii).
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(c) Anything in this Indenture or the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding, the Issuer and the Holders agree, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class B Notes, that the rights of the Holders of the Class C Notes, the Class D Notes, the Class E Notes, the Class F Notes, the Class G Notes and the Class H Notes shall be subordinate and junior to the Class B Notes to the extent and in the manner set forth in Article 11 of this Indenture; provided that on each Redemption Date and each Payment Date as a result of the occurrence and continuation of the acceleration of the Notes following the occurrence of an Event of Default, all accrued and unpaid interest on and outstanding principal on the Class B Notes shall be paid pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(iii) in full in Cash or, to the extent 100% of Holders of the Class B Notes consent, other than in Cash, before any further payment or distribution is made on account of any of the Class C Notes, the Class D Notes, the Class E Notes, the Class F Notes, the Class G Notes and the Class H Notes to the extent and in the manner provided in Section 11.1(a)(iii).
(d) Anything in this Indenture or the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding, the Issuer and the Holders agree, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class C Notes, that the rights of the Holders of the Class D Notes, the Class E Notes, the Class F Notes, the Class G Notes and the Class H Notes shall be subordinate and junior to the Class C Notes to the extent and in the manner set forth in Article 11 of this Indenture; provided that on each Redemption Date and each Payment Date as a result of the occurrence and continuation of the acceleration of the Notes following the occurrence of an Event of Default, all accrued and unpaid interest on and outstanding principal on the Class C Notes shall be paid pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(iii) in full in Cash or, to the extent 100% of Holders of the Class C Notes consent, other than in Cash, before any further payment or distribution is made on account of any of the Class D Notes, the Class E Notes, the Class F Notes, the Class G Notes and the Class H Notes to the extent and in the manner provided in Section 11.1(a)(iii).
(e) Anything in this Indenture or the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding, the Issuer and the Holders agree, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class D Notes, that the rights of the Holders of the Class E Notes, the Class F Notes, the Class G Notes and the Class H Notes shall be subordinate and junior to the Class D Notes to the extent and in the manner set forth in Article 11 of this Indenture; provided that on each Redemption Date and each Payment Date as a result of the occurrence and continuation of the acceleration of the Notes following the occurrence of an Event of Default, all accrued and unpaid interest on and outstanding principal on the Class D Notes shall be paid pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(iii) in full in Cash or, to the extent 100% of Holders of the Class D Notes consent, other than in Cash, before any further payment or distribution is made on account of any of the Class E Notes, the Class F Notes, the Class G Notes and the Class H Notes to the extent and in the manner provided in Section 11.1(a)(iii).
(f) Anything in this Indenture or the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding, the Issuer and the Holders agree, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class E Notes, that the rights of the Holders of the Class F Notes, the Class G Notes and the Class H Notes shall be subordinate and junior to the Class E Notes to the extent and in the manner set forth in Article 11 of this Indenture; provided that on each Redemption Date and each Payment Date as a result of the occurrence and continuation of the acceleration of the Notes following the occurrence of an Event of Default, all accrued and unpaid interest on and outstanding principal on the Class E Notes shall be paid pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(iii) in full in Cash or, to the extent 100% of Holders of the Class E Notes consent, other than in Cash, before any further payment or distribution is made on account of any of the Class F Notes, the Class G Notes and the Class H Notes to the extent and in the manner provided in Section 11.1(a)(iii).
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(g) Anything in this Indenture or the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding, the Issuer and the Holders agree, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class F Notes, that the rights of the Holders of the Class G Notes and the Class H Notes shall be subordinate and junior to the Class F Notes to the extent and in the manner set forth in Article 11 of this Indenture; provided that on each Redemption Date and each Payment Date as a result of the occurrence and continuation of the acceleration of the Notes following the occurrence of an Event of Default, all accrued and unpaid interest on and outstanding principal on the Class F Notes shall be paid pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(iii) in full in Cash or, to the extent 100% of Holders of the Class F Notes consent, other than in Cash, before any further payment or distribution is made on account of any of the Class G Notes and the Class H Notes to the extent and in the manner provided in Section 11.1(a)(iii).
(h) Anything in this Indenture or the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding, the Issuer and the Holders agree, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class G Notes, that the rights of the Holders of the Class H Notes shall be subordinate and junior to the Class G Notes to the extent and in the manner set forth in Article 11 of this Indenture; provided that on each Redemption Date and each Payment Date as a result of the occurrence and continuation of the acceleration of the Notes following the occurrence of an Event of Default, all accrued and unpaid interest on and outstanding principal on the Class G Notes shall be paid pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(iii) in full in Cash or, to the extent 100% of Holders of the Class G Notes consent, other than in Cash, before any further payment or distribution is made on account of any of the Class H Notes to the extent and in the manner provided in Section 11.1(a)(iii)
(i) In the event that notwithstanding the provisions of this Indenture, any Holders of any Class of Notes shall have received any payment or distribution in respect of such Class contrary to the provisions of this Indenture, then, unless and until all accrued and unpaid interest on and outstanding principal of all more senior Classes of Notes have been paid in full in accordance with this Indenture, such payment or distribution shall be received and held in trust for the benefit of, and shall forthwith be paid over and delivered to, the Note Administrator, which shall pay and deliver the same to the Holders of the more senior Classes of Notes in accordance with this Indenture.
(j) Each Holder of any Class of Notes agrees with the Note Administrator on behalf of the Secured Parties that such Holder shall not demand, accept, or receive any payment or distribution in respect of such Notes in violation of the provisions of this Indenture including Section 11.1(a) and this Section 13.1; provided, however, that after all accrued and unpaid interest on, and principal of, each Class of Notes senior to such Class have been paid in full, the Holders of such Class of Notes shall be fully subrogated to the rights of the Holders of each Class of Notes senior thereto. Nothing in this Section 13.1 shall affect the obligation of the Issuer to pay Holders of such Class of Notes any amounts due and payable hereunder.
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(k) The Holders of each Class of Notes are deemed to agree, for the benefit of all Holders of the Notes, not to institute against, or join any other person in instituting against, the Issuer or any Permitted Subsidiary, any petition for bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, winding up, moratorium, liquidation or similar proceedings under the laws of any jurisdiction before one year and one day or, if longer, the applicable preference period then in effect and one day, have elapsed since the final payments to the Holders of the Notes.
Section 13.2 Standard of Conduct. In exercising any of its or their voting rights, rights to direct and consent or any other rights as a Noteholder under this Indenture, a Noteholder or Noteholders shall not have any obligation or duty to any Person or to consider or take into account the interests of any Person and shall not be liable to any Person for any action taken by it or them or at its or their direction or any failure by it or them to act or to direct that an action be taken, without regard to whether such action or inaction benefits or adversely affects any Noteholder, the Issuer, or any other Person, except for any liability to which such Noteholder may be subject to the extent the same results from such Noteholder’s taking or directing an action, or failing to take or direct an action, in bad faith or in violation of the express terms of this Indenture.
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 14.1 Form of Documents Delivered to the Trustee and Note Administrator. In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
Any certificate or opinion of an Authorized Officer of the Issuer may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such Authorized Officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Issuer or Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, the Issuer, the Collateral Manager or any other Person, stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Issuer, the Collateral Manager or such other Person, unless such Authorized Officer of the Issuer or such counsel knows that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous. Any Opinion of Counsel also may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an Authorized Officer of the Issuer, or the Servicer on behalf of the Issuer, certifying as to the factual matters that form a basis for such Opinion of Counsel and stating that the information with respect to such matters is in the possession of the Issuer or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer, unless such counsel knows that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.
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Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.
Whenever in this Indenture it is provided that the absence of the occurrence and continuation of a Default or Event of Default is a condition precedent to the taking of any action by the Trustee or the Note Administrator at the request or direction of the Issuer, then notwithstanding that the satisfaction of such condition is a condition precedent to the Issuer’s rights to make such request or direction, the Trustee or the Note Administrator shall be protected in acting in accordance with such request or direction if it does not have knowledge of the occurrence and continuation of such Default or Event of Default as provided in Section 6.1(g).
Section 14.2 Acts of Noteholders. (a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Noteholders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Noteholders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and the Note Administrator, and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuer. Such instrument or instruments (and the action or actions embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act” of the Noteholders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and conclusive in favor of the Trustee, the Note Administrator and the Issuer, if made in the manner provided in this Section 14.2.
(b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved in any manner which the Trustee or the Note Administrator deems sufficient.
(c) The principal amount and registered numbers of Notes held by any Person, and the date of his holding the same, shall be proved by the Notes Register. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee and Note Administrator may conclusively rely on an Investor Certification to determine ownership of any Notes.
(d) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action by the Noteholder shall bind such Noteholder (and any transferee thereof) of such Note and of every Note issued upon the registration thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee, the Note Administrator or the Issuer in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Note.
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Section 14.3 Notices, etc., to the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Issuer, the Advancing Agent, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Placement Agents, the Collateral Manager and the Rating Agencies. Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Noteholders or other documents provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with:
(a) the Trustee, addressed to it at Wilmington Trust, National Association, 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, Attention: CMBS Trustee – LMNT 2025-FL3, Facsimile number: (302) 636-6196, with a copy by email to: cmbstrustee@wilmingtontrust.com, or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the parties hereto and the Servicing Agreement, and to the Noteholders;
(b) the Note Administrator, addressed to it at Computershare Trust Company, National Association, Computershare Corporate Trust, 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951, Attention: Computershare Corporate Trust – LMNT 2025-FL3, with a copy by email to: trustadministrationgroup@computershare.com and CCTCREBondAdmin@computershare.com, and with respect to any certification sent in connection with the EU/UK Reporting Administration Agreement, to CCTEURRCompliance@computershare.com, or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the parties hereto and the Servicing Agreement, and to the Noteholders;
(c) the Issuer, addressed to it at LMNT CRE 2025-FL3, LLC, c/o Corporation Service Company, 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware 19808, Attention: Donald J. Puglisi, facsimile number: (302) 738-7210, with a copy to: c/o Lument Investment Management, 10 W. Broad Street, 8th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215, Attention: General Counsel, email: generalcounsel@lument.com, and with a copy to Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, 200 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281, Attention: Jeffrey Rotblat, email: Jeffrey.rotblat@cwt.com, or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee and the Note Administrator by the Issuer, with a copy to the Special Servicer;
(d) the Advancing Agent, addressed to it at Lument Commercial Mortgage Trust, 230 Park Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10169, Attention: Greg Calvert, with a copy to: c/o Lument Investment Management, 10 W. Broad Street, 8th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215 Attention: General Counsel, email: generalcounsel@lument.com, with copies to Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, 200 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281, Attention: Jeffrey Rotblat, email: Jeffrey.rotblat@cwt.com, or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee, the Note Administrator and the Issuer, with a copy to the Special Servicer at its address set forth below;
(e) the Servicer and the Special Servicer, addressed to it at Lument Real Estate Capital, LLC, 700 N. Pearl Street, Suite N1500, Dallas, Texas 75201, with a copy to 10 W. Broad Street, 8th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215, Attention: General Counsel, email: generalcounsel@lument.com or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Issuer, the Note Administrator and the Trustee;
(f) if to the Collateral Manager, addressed to it at Lument Investment Management, LLC, c/o Lument Commercial Mortgage Trust, 230 Park Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10169 Attention: Greg Calvert, with a copy to: c/o Lument Investment Management, 10 W.
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Broad Street, 8th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215, Attention: General Counsel, email: generalcounsel@lument.com, or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee, the Note Administrator and the Issuer; (g) the Rating Agencies, addressed to them at (i) Fitch Investors Service, Inc., 300 West 57th Street, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group, (or by electronic mail at info.cmbs@fitchratings.com) and (ii) Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc., 805 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022, Attention: CMBS Surveillance (or by electronic mail at cmbssurveillance@kbra.com), or such other address that any Rating Agency shall designate in the future; provided that any request, demand, authorization, direction, order, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Noteholders or other documents provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with the Rating Agencies (“17g-5 Information”) shall be given in accordance with, and subject to, the provisions of Section 14.12 hereof;
(h) JPMS, as a Placement Agent, addressed to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 270 Park Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10017, Attention: SPG Syndicate, email: ABS_Synd@jpmorgan.com, with a copy to: SPG Legal, 4 New York Plaza, Floor 21, New York, New York 10004-2413, email: US_CMBS_Notice@jpmorgan.com, or at any other address furnished in writing to the Issuer, the Note Administrator and the Trustee;
(i) Citizens Capital Markets, as a Placement Agent, addressed to Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, 101 California Street, Suite 1700, San Francisco, California 94111, Attention: Kevin Kelly, email: Kevin.Kelly@citizensbank.com, or at any other address furnished in writing to the Issuer, the Note Administrator and the Trustee; and
(j) the EU/UK Reporting Administrator, shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if in writing and mailed, first class postage prepaid hand delivered, sent by overnight courier service or by facsimile in legible form to Situs Real LLC, 150 East 52nd Street, Suite 4002, New York, New York 10022, with a copy via email to: parkerumsted@situsamc.com and legal@situs.com.
Section 14.4 Notices to Noteholders; Waiver. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, where this Indenture or the Servicing Agreement provides for notice to Holders of Notes of any event,
(a) such notice shall be sufficiently given to Holders of Notes if in writing and mailed, first class postage prepaid, to each Holder of a Note affected by such event, at the address of such Holder as it appears in the Notes Register, not earlier than the earliest date and not later than the latest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice; and
(b) such notice shall be in the English language.
The Note Administrator shall deliver to the Holders of the Notes any information or notice in its possession, requested to be so delivered by at least 25% of the Holders of any Class of Notes.
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Neither the failure to mail any notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder of a Note shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders of Notes. In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause, it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification to Holders of Notes shall be made with the approval of the Note Administrator and shall constitute sufficient notification to such Holders of Notes for every purpose hereunder.
Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by any Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Noteholders shall be filed with the Trustee and with the Note Administrator, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
In the event that, by reason of the suspension of the regular mail service as a result of a strike, work stoppage or similar activity, it shall be impractical to mail notice of any event to Noteholders when such notice is required to be given pursuant to any provision of this Indenture, then any manner of giving such notice as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee and the Note Administrator shall be deemed to be a sufficient giving of such notice.
Section 14.5 Effect of Headings and Table of Contents. The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
Section 14.6 Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Issuer shall bind its respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
Section 14.7 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.
Section 14.8 Benefits of Indenture. Nothing in this Indenture or in the Notes, expressed or implied, shall give to any Person, other than (i) the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and (ii) the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Collateral Manager, the EU/UK Reporting Administrator and the Noteholders (each of whom shall be an express third party beneficiary hereunder), any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
Section 14.9 Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS INDENTURE AND EACH NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED THEREIN WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.
THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, RELATING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THIS INDENTURE OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
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Section 14.10 Submission to Jurisdiction. The Issuer hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Notes or this Indenture, and the Issuer hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or federal court. The Issuer hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent that they may legally do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding. The Issuer irrevocably consents to the service of any and all process in any action or proceeding by the mailing or delivery of copies of such process to it at the office of the Issuer’s agent set forth in Section 7.2. The Issuer 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.
Section 14.11 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument, and the words “executed,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import as used above and elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other certificate, agreement or document related to this transaction shall include, in addition to manually executed signatures, images of manually executed signatures transmitted by facsimile or other electronic format (including, without limitation, “pdf”) and other electronic signatures (including, without limitation, any electronic sound, symbol, or process, attached to or logically associated with a contract or other record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record). The use of electronic signatures and electronic records (including, without limitation, any contract or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means) shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act and any other applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or the Uniform Commercial Code. Each party hereto shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, and shall have no liability with respect to, any faxed, scanned or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, of any other party and shall have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity thereof. The Trustee and Note Administrator shall have no duty to inquire into or investigate the authenticity or authorization of any such electronic signature and shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any such electronic signature without any liability with respect thereto.
Section 14.12 17g-5 Information. (a) The Issuer shall comply with their obligations under Rule 17g-5 promulgated under the Exchange Act (“Rule 17g-5”), by their or their agent’s posting on the 17g-5 Website, no later than the time such information is provided to the Rating Agencies, all information that the Issuer or other parties on its behalf, including the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, provide to the Rating Agencies for the purposes of determining the initial credit rating of the Notes or undertaking credit rating surveillance of the Notes (the “17g-5 Information”); provided that no party other than the Issuer, the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer may provide information to the Rating Agencies on the Issuer’s behalf without the prior written consent of the Special Servicer. At all times while any Notes are rated by any Rating Agency or any other NRSRO, the Issuer shall engage a third party to post 17g-5 Information to the 17g-5 Website. The Issuer hereby engages the Note Administrator (in such capacity, the “17g-5 Information Provider”), to post 17g-5 Information it receives from the Issuer, the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer to the 17g-5 Website in accordance with this Section 14.12, and the Note Administrator hereby accepts such engagement.
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(b) Any information required to be delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider by any party under this Indenture or the Servicing Agreement shall be delivered to it via electronic mail at 17g5informationprovider@computershare.com, specifically with a subject reference of “LMNT 2025-FL3, LLC” and an identification of the type of information being provided in the body of such electronic mail, or via any alternative electronic mail address following notice to the parties hereto or any other delivery method established or approved by the 17g-5 Information Provider.
(c) The 17g-5 Information Provider shall make available, solely to NRSROs, the following items to the extent such items are delivered to it via email at 17g5informationprovider@computershare.com, specifically with a subject reference of “17g-5 – LMNT CRE 2025-FL3, LLC” and an identification of the type of information being provided in the body of the email, or via any alternate email address following notice to the parties hereto or any other delivery method established or approved by the 17g-5 Information Provider if or as may be necessary or beneficial; provided that such information is not locked or corrupted and is otherwise received in a readable and uploadable format:
(i) any statements as to compliance and related Officer’s Certificates delivered under Section 7.9;
(ii) any information requested by the Issuer or the Rating Agencies (it being understood the 17g-5 Information Provider shall not disclose on the Note Administrator’s Website which Rating Agencies requested such information as provided in Section 14.12);
(iii) any notice to the Rating Agencies relating to the Special Servicer’s determination to take action without satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition;
(iv) any requests for satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition that are delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 14.13;
(v) any summary of oral communications with the Rating Agencies that are delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 14.12(c); provided that the summary of such oral communications shall not disclose which Rating Agencies the communication was with;
(vi) any amendment or proposed supplemental indenture to this Indenture pursuant to Section 8.3; and
(vii) the “Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Servicer Document Request Tool” pursuant to Section 10.13(d).
The foregoing information shall be made available by the 17g-5 Information Provider on the 17g-5 Website or such other website as the Issuer may notify the parties hereto in writing.
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(d) Information shall be posted on the same Business Day of receipt; provided that such information is received by 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) or, if received after 12:00 p.m., on the next Business Day. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall have no obligation or duty to verify, confirm or otherwise determine whether the information being delivered is accurate, complete, conforms to the transaction, or otherwise is or is not anything other than what it purports to be. In the event that any information is delivered or posted in error, the 17g-5 Information Provider may remove it from the website. The 17g-5 Information Provider (and the Trustee) has not obtained and shall not be deemed to have obtained actual knowledge of any information posted to the 17g-5 Website to the extent such information was not produced by it. Access will be provided by the 17g-5 Information Provider to NRSROs upon receipt of an NRSRO Certification in the form of Exhibit O hereto (which certification may be submitted electronically via the 17g-5 Website).
(e) Upon request of the Issuer or a Rating Agency, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post on the 17g-5 Website any additional information requested by the Issuer or such Rating Agency to the extent such information is delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider electronically in accordance with this Section 14.12. In no event shall the 17g-5 Information Provider disclose on the 17g-5 Website the Rating Agency or NRSRO that requested such additional information.
(f) The 17g-5 Information Provider shall provide a mechanism to notify each Person that has signed-up for access to the 17g-5 Website in respect of the transaction governed by this Indenture each time an additional document is posted to the 17g-5 Website.
(g) Any other information required to be delivered to the Rating Agencies pursuant to this Indenture shall be furnished to the Rating Agencies only after the earlier of (x) receipt of confirmation (which may be by email) from the 17g-5 Information Provider that such information has been posted to the 17g-5 Website and (y) two (2) Business Days after such information has been delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with this Section 14.12.
(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, a breach of this Section 14.12 shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default.
(i) If any of the parties to this Indenture receives a Form ABS Due Diligence-15E from any party in connection with any third-party due diligence services such party may have provided with respect to the Collateral Interests (“Due Diligence Service Provider”), such receiving party shall promptly forward such Form ABS Due Diligence-15E to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Website. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post on the 17g-5 Website any Form ABS Due Diligence-15E it receives directly from a Due Diligence Service Provider or from another party to this Indenture, promptly upon receipt thereof.
Section 14.13 Rating Agency Condition. Any request for satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition made by a Requesting Party pursuant to this Indenture, shall be made in writing, which writing shall contain a cover page indicating the nature of the request for satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition, and shall contain all back-up material necessary for the Rating Agencies to process such request. Such written request for satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition shall be provided in electronic format to the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with Section 14.12 hereof and after receiving actual knowledge of such posting (which may be in the form of an automatic email notification of posting delivered by the 17g-5 Website to such party), the Requesting Party shall send the request for satisfaction of such Rating Agency Condition to the Rating Agencies in accordance with the instructions for notices set forth in Section 14.3 hereof.
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Section 14.14 Patriot Act Compliance. In order to comply with laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering (“Applicable Law”), the Trustee and Note Administrator may be required to obtain, verify and record certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee or Note Administrator, as the case may be. Accordingly, each of the parties agrees to provide to the Trustee and the Note Administrator, upon its request from time to time, such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee and the Note Administrator, as applicable, to comply with Applicable Law.
ARTICLE XV
ASSIGNMENT OF THE COLLATERAL INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENTS
Section 15.1 Assignment of Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement. (a) The Issuer, in furtherance of the covenants of this Indenture and as security for the Secured Notes and amounts payable to the Secured Parties hereunder and the performance and observance of the provisions hereof, hereby collaterally assigns, transfers, conveys and sets over to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Noteholders (and to be exercised on behalf of the Issuer by persons responsible therefor pursuant to this Indenture and the Servicing Agreement), all of the Issuer’s estate, right, title and interest in, to and under the Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement (now or hereafter entered into) (an “Article 15 Agreement”), including, without limitation, (i) the right to give all notices, consents and releases thereunder, (ii) the right to give all notices of termination and to take any legal action upon the breach of an obligation of the Seller or Collateral Manager thereunder, including the commencement, conduct and consummation of proceedings at law or in equity, (iii) the right to receive all notices, accountings, consents, releases and statements thereunder and (iv) the right to do any and all other things whatsoever that the Issuer is or may be entitled to do thereunder; provided, however, that the Issuer reserves for itself a license to exercise all of the Issuer’s rights pursuant to the Article 15 Agreement without notice to or the consent of the Trustee or any other party hereto (except as otherwise expressly required by this Indenture, including, without limitation, as set forth in Section 15.1(f)) which license shall be and is hereby deemed to be automatically revoked upon the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder until such time, if any, that such Event of Default is cured or waived.
(b) The assignment made hereby is executed as collateral security, and the execution and delivery hereby shall not in any way impair or diminish the obligations of the Issuer under the provisions of each of the Article 15 Agreement, nor shall any of the obligations contained in each of the Article 15 Agreement be imposed on the Trustee.
(c) Upon the retirement of the Notes and the release of the Collateral from the lien of this Indenture, this assignment and all rights herein assigned to the Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders shall cease and terminate and all the estate, right, title and interest of the Trustee in, to and under each of the Article 15 Agreement shall revert to the Issuer and no further instrument or act shall be necessary to evidence such termination and reversion.
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(d) The Issuer represents that it has not executed any assignment of the Article 15 Agreement other than this collateral assignment.
(e) The Issuer agrees that this assignment is irrevocable, and that it shall not take any action which is inconsistent with this assignment or make any other assignment inconsistent herewith. The Issuer shall, from time to time upon the request of the Trustee, execute all instruments of further assurance and all such supplemental instruments with respect to this assignment as the Trustee may specify.
(f) The Issuer hereby agrees, and hereby undertakes to obtain the agreement and consent of the Seller in the Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement and the Collateral Manager in the Collateral Management Agreement, as applicable, to the following:
(i) the Seller consents to the provisions of this collateral assignment and agrees to perform any provisions of this Indenture made expressly applicable to the Seller pursuant to the applicable Article 15 Agreement;
(ii) the Seller acknowledges that the Issuer is collaterally assigning all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement to the Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders, and the Seller agrees that all of the representations, covenants and agreements made by the Seller in the Article 15 Agreement are also for the benefit of, and enforceable by, the Trustee and the Noteholders;
(iii) the Seller shall deliver to the Trustee duplicate original copies of all notices, statements, communications and instruments delivered or required to be delivered to the Issuer pursuant to the applicable Article 15 Agreement;
(iv) none of the Issuer or the Seller shall enter into any agreement amending, modifying or terminating the applicable Article 15 Agreement, (other than in respect of an amendment or modification to cure any inconsistency, ambiguity or manifest error) or selecting or consenting to a successor without notifying the Rating Agencies and without the prior written consent and written confirmation of the Rating Agencies that such amendment, modification or termination will not cause its then-current ratings of the Notes to be downgraded or withdrawn;
(v) except as otherwise set forth herein and therein (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 12 of the Collateral Management Agreement), the Collateral Manager shall continue to serve as Collateral Manager under the Collateral Management Agreement, notwithstanding that the Collateral Manager shall not have received amounts due it under the Collateral Management Agreement because sufficient funds were not then available hereunder to pay such amounts pursuant to the Priority of Payments. The Collateral Manager agrees not to cause the filing of a petition in bankruptcy against the Issuer for the nonpayment of the fees or other amounts payable to the Collateral Manager under the Collateral Management Agreement until the payment in full of all Notes issued under this Indenture and the expiration of a period equal to the applicable preference period under the Bankruptcy Code plus ten days following such payment; and (vi) the Collateral Manager irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Notes or this Indenture, and the Collateral Manager irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or federal court.
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The Collateral Manager irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent it may legally do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding. The Collateral Manager irrevocably consents to the service of any and all process in any action or Proceeding by the mailing by certified mail, return receipt requested, or delivery requiring signature and proof of delivery of copies of such initial process to it at Lument Investment Management, LLC, 230 Park Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10169, Attention: General Counsel. The Collateral Manager agrees that a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction 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.
ARTICLE XVI
CURE RIGHTS; PURCHASE RIGHTS
Section 16.1 Collateral Interest Purchase Agreements. Following the Closing Date, unless a Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement is necessary to comply with the provisions of this Indenture, the Issuer may acquire Collateral Interests in accordance with customary settlement procedures in the relevant markets. In any event, the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer) shall obtain from any seller of a Collateral Interest, all Asset Documents with respect to each Collateral Interest that govern, directly or indirectly, the rights and obligations of the owner of the Collateral Interest with respect to the Collateral Interest and any certificate evidencing the Collateral Interest.
Section 16.2 Operating Advisor. If the Issuer, as holder of a Participation has the right pursuant to the related Asset Documents to appoint the operating advisor, directing holder or Person serving a similar function under the Asset Documents, each of the Issuer, the Trustee and the Collateral Manager shall take such actions as are reasonably necessary to appoint the Collateral Manager to such position.
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Section 16.3 Purchase Right; Majority Class H Noteholder. If the Issuer, as holder of a Participation, has the right pursuant to the related Asset Documents to purchase any other interest in the same Participated Loan as the Participation (an “Other Tranche”), the Issuer shall, if directed by the Majority of Class H Noteholder, exercise such right, if the Collateral Manager determines, in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard, that the exercise of the option would be in the best interest of the Noteholders, but shall not exercise such right if the Collateral Manager determines otherwise. The Collateral Manager shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate certifying such determination, accompanied by an Act of the Majority of Class H Noteholder directing the Issuer to exercise such right. In connection with the purchase of any such Other Tranche(s), the Issuer shall assign to the Majority of Class H Noteholder or its designee all of its right, title and interest in such Other Tranche(s) in exchange for a purchase price (such price and any other associated expense of such exercise to be paid by the Majority of Class H Noteholders) of the Other Tranche(s) (or, if the Asset Documents permit, the Issuer may assign the purchase right to the Majority of Class H Noteholder or its designee; otherwise the Majority of Class H Noteholder or its designee shall fund the purchase by the Issuer, which shall then assign the Other Tranche(s) to the Majority of Class H Noteholder or its designee), which amount shall be delivered by such Holder or its designee from its own funds to or upon the instruction of the Collateral Manager in accordance with terms of the Asset Documents related to the acquisition of such Other Tranche(s). The Issuer shall execute and deliver at the direction of such Majority of Class H Noteholder such instruments of transfer or assignment prepared by such Holder, in each case without recourse, as shall be necessary to transfer title to such Majority of Class H Noteholder or its designee of the Other Tranche(s) and the Trustee shall have no responsibility with regard to such Other Tranche(s). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any Other Tranche purchased hereunder by the Issuer shall not be subject to the Grant to the Trustee under the Granting Clauses.
Section 16.4 Representations and Warranties Related to Reinvestment Collateral Interests and Exchange Collateral Interests.
(a) Upon the acquisition of any Reinvestment Collateral Interest or Exchange Collateral Interest by the Issuer, the related seller shall be required to make representations and warranties substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B to the Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement with such exceptions as may be relevant and reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Manager.
(b) The representations and warranties in Section 16.4(a) with respect to the acquisition of any Reinvestment Collateral Interest or Exchange Collateral Interest may be subject to any modification, limitation or qualification that the Collateral Manager determines to be reasonably acceptable in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard; provided that the Collateral Manager, upon the Rating Agencies’ request, will provide the Rating Agencies with a report (by providing such report to the 17g-5 Information Provider) attached to each Monthly Report identifying each such affected representation or warranty and the modification, exception, limitation or qualification received with respect to the acquisition of any Reinvestment Collateral Interest and/or Exchange Collateral Interest during the period covered by such Monthly Report, which report may contain explanations by the Collateral Manager as to its determinations.
(c) The Issuer (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer) shall obtain a covenant from the Person making any representation or warranty to the Issuer pursuant to Section 16.4(a) that such Person shall repurchase the related Collateral Interest if any such representation or warranty is breached (but only after the expiration of any permitted cure periods and failure to cure such breach) at a price equal to the Repurchase Price.
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ARTICLE XVII
ADVANCING AGENT
Section 17.1 Liability of the Advancing Agent. The Advancing Agent shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed upon and undertaken by the Advancing Agent.
Section 17.2 Merger or Consolidation of the Advancing Agent. (a) The Advancing Agent will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a corporation under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it was formed, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Indenture to perform its duties under this Indenture.
(b) Any Person into which the Advancing Agent may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Advancing Agent shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Advancing Agent shall be the successor of the Advancing Agent, hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding (it being understood and agreed by the parties hereto that the consummation of any such transaction by the Advancing Agent shall have no effect on the Backup Advancing Agent’s obligations under Section 10.7, which obligations shall continue pursuant to the terms of Section 10.7).
Section 17.3 Limitation on Liability of the Advancing Agent and Others. None of the Advancing Agent or any of its affiliates, directors, officers, employees or agents shall be under any liability for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Indenture, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Advancing Agent against liability to the Issuer or Noteholders for any breach of warranties or representations made herein or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of negligent disregard of obligations and duties hereunder. The Advancing Agent and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Advancing Agent may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Advancing Agent and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Advancing Agent shall be indemnified by the Issuer pursuant to the priorities set forth in Section 11.1(a) and held harmless against any loss, liability or expense incurred in connection with any legal action relating to this Indenture or the Notes, other than any loss, liability or expense (i) specifically required to be borne by the Advancing Agent pursuant to the terms hereof or otherwise incidental to the performance of obligations and duties hereunder (except as any such loss, liability or expense shall be otherwise reimbursable pursuant to this Indenture); or (ii) incurred by reason of any breach of a representation, warranty or covenant made herein, any misfeasance, bad faith or negligence by the Advancing Agent in the performance of or negligent disregard of, obligations or duties hereunder or any violation of any state or federal securities law.
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Section 17.4 Representations and Warranties of the Advancing Agent. The Advancing Agent represents and warrants that:
(a) the Advancing Agent (i) has been duly organized, is validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland, (ii) has full power and authority to own the Advancing Agent’s Collateral and to transact the business in which it is currently engaged, and (iii) is duly qualified and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where the Advancing Agent’s ownership or lease of property or the conduct of the Advancing Agent’s business requires, or the performance of this Indenture would require, such qualification, except for failures to be so qualified that would not in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, Collateral or financial condition of the Advancing Agent or the ability of the Advancing Agent to perform its obligations under, or on the validity or enforceability of, the provisions of this Indenture applicable to the Advancing Agent;
(b) the Advancing Agent has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Indenture; this Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Advancing Agent and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Advancing Agent, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms hereof, except that the enforceability hereof may be subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);
(c) neither the execution and delivery of this Indenture nor the performance by the Advancing Agent of its duties hereunder conflicts with or will violate or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitutes a default under: (i) the Articles of Incorporation and bylaws of the Advancing Agent, (ii) the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement or other evidence of indebtedness or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which the Advancing Agent is a party or is bound, (iii) any law, decree, order, rule or regulation applicable to the Advancing Agent of any court or regulatory, administrative or governmental agency, body or authority or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Advancing Agent or its properties, and which would have, in the case of any of (i), (ii) or (iii) of this Section 17.4(c), either individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business, operations, Collateral or financial condition of the Advancing Agent or the ability of the Advancing Agent to perform its obligations under this Indenture;
(d) no litigation is pending or, to the best of the Advancing Agent’s knowledge, threatened, against the Advancing Agent that would materially and adversely affect the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Indenture or the ability of the Advancing Agent to perform any of its obligations under this Indenture in accordance with the terms hereof; and
(e) no consent, approval, authorization or order of or declaration or filing with any government, governmental instrumentality or court or other Person is required for the performance by the Advancing Agent of its duties hereunder, except such as have been duly made or obtained.
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Section 17.5 Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor. (a) No resignation or removal of the Advancing Agent and no appointment of a successor Advancing Agent pursuant to this Article 17 shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Advancing Agent under Section 17.6.
(b) The Advancing Agent may, subject to Section 17.5(a), resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Issuer, the Note Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Collateral Manager, the Noteholders and the Rating Agencies.
(c) The Advancing Agent may be removed at any time by Act of Supermajority of the Class H Notes upon written notice delivered to the Trustee and to the Issuer.
(d) If the Advancing Agent fails to make a required Interest Advance and it has not determined such Interest Advance to be a Nonrecoverable Interest Advance, the Note Administrator shall terminate such Advancing Agent and replace such Advancing Agent with a successor Advancing Agent, subject to the satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition. Following the termination of the Advancing Agent, the Backup Advancing Agent shall make Interest Advances until a successor advancing agent is appointed.
(e) Subject to Section 17.5(d), if the Advancing Agent shall resign or be removed, upon receiving such notice of resignation or removal, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor advancing agent by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by an Authorized Officer of the Issuer, one copy of which shall be delivered to the Advancing Agent so resigning and one copy to the successor Advancing Agent, together with a copy to each Noteholder, the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Collateral Manager, the Servicer and the Special Servicer; provided that such successor Advancing Agent shall be appointed only subject to satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition, upon the written consent of a Majority of Class H Noteholders. If no successor Advancing Agent shall have been appointed and an instrument of acceptance by a successor Advancing Agent shall not have been delivered to the Advancing Agent within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Advancing Agent, the Trustee, the Note Administrator, or the Majority Class H Noteholder on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Advancing Agent.
(f) The Issuer shall give prompt notice of each resignation and each removal of the Advancing Agent and each appointment of a successor Advancing Agent by mailing written notice of such event by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the Rating Agencies, the Trustee, the Note Administrator, and to the Holders of the Notes as their names and addresses appear in the Notes Register.
Section 17.6 Acceptance of Appointment by Successor Advancing Agent. (a) Every successor Advancing Agent appointed hereunder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Issuer, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Collateral Manager and the retiring Advancing Agent an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement. Upon delivery of the required instruments, the resignation or removal of the retiring Advancing Agent shall become effective and such successor Advancing Agent, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts, duties and obligations of the retiring Advancing Agent hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement.
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(b) No appointment of a successor Advancing Agent shall become effective unless (1) the Rating Agency Condition has been satisfied with respect to the appointment of such successor Advancing Agent and (2) such successor has a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least “A” by Fitch, and whose short-term unsecured debt rating is at least “F1” from Fitch.
Section 17.7 Removal and Replacement of Backup Advancing Agent. The Note Administrator shall replace any such successor Advancing Agent (excluding the Note Administrator in its capacity as Backup Advancing Agent) upon receiving notice that such successor Advancing Agent’s long-term unsecured debt rating at any time becomes lower than “A” by Fitch, and whose short-term unsecured debt rating becomes lower than “F1” by Fitch, with a successor Advancing Agent that has a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least “A” by Fitch, and whose short-term unsecured debt rating is at least “F1” from Fitch.
[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Indenture as of the day and year first above written.
| LMNT CRE 2025-FL3, LLC, as Issuer | ||
| By: | /s/James A. Briggs | |
| Name: James A. Briggs | ||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
LMNT 2025-FL3 - Indenture
| LUMENT COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST, as Advancing Agent | ||
| By: | /s/James A. Briggs | |
| Name: James A. Briggs | ||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
LMNT 2025-FL3 - Indenture
| COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Note Administrator | ||
| By: | /s/ Amber Nelson | |
| Name: Amber Nelson | ||
| Title: Vice President | ||
| WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee | ||
| By: | /s/ Jacob Stapleford | |
| Name: Jacob Stapleford | ||
| Title: Assistant Vice President | ||
| COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Custodian | ||
| By: | /s/ Amber Nelson | |
| Name: Amber Nelson | ||
| Title: Vice President | ||
LMNT 2025-FL3 - Indenture
SCHEDULE A
CLOSING DATE COLLATERAL INTERESTS
COLLATERAL INTEREST SCHEDULE
| # | Collateral Interest Name | Collateral Interest Principal Balance |
Collateral Interest Type | |||||
| 1. | Axiom Westwood | $ | 42,905,000.00 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 2. | Meridia Lincoln Park 115 | $ | 40,000,000.00 | Whole Loan | ||||
| 3. | Luxe Park Apartments | $ | 36,800,000.00 | Whole Loan | ||||
| 4. | Federal Hill Apartments | $ | 36,000,000.00 | Whole Loan | ||||
| 5. | Elandis Daytona Portfolio | $ | 35,000,000.00 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 6. | View at Estancia | $ | 34,831,030.00 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 7. | Redwood Lockport (S Farrell Rd Il)-Ph I | $ | 27,500,000.00 | Whole Loan | ||||
| 8. | Harbor Village | $ | 26,049,290.91 | Whole Loan | ||||
| 9. | Redwood Marysville SR 4 (OH) - Phase I | $ | 25,500,000.00 | Whole Loan | ||||
| 10. | Imber at Union Mills | $ | 23,370,017.80 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 11. | Blossom Towers | $ | 23,348,000.00 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 12. | NC13 MHC Portfolio | $ | 22,999,999.93 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 13. | Park at Netherley | $ | 22,872,353.84 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 14. | Redwood Obetz - Phase I | $ | 21,990,280.67 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 15. | Estara Apartments | $ | 21,916,752.63 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 16. | Landings at Willowbrook | $ | 21,644,684.06 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 17. | Silverado - Hermann Park Memory Care Com | $ | 18,920,000.00 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 18. | Silverado Barton Springs Memory Care Community | $ | 18,590,000.00 | Whole Loan | ||||
| 19. | South Orange Tower | $ | 18,341,501.70 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 20. | Redwood Kannapolis Parkway (NC)-Phase I | $ | 17,030,000.00 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 21. | The Reserve at Madison Flatts | $ | 16,260,000.00 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 22. | Redwood Delta Township Willow Highway | $ | 15,750,000.00 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 23. | Silverado - Southlake Memory Care Commu | $ | 15,735,000.00 | Whole Loan | ||||
| 24. | Mallard Creek | $ | 15,449,323.06 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 25. | Villa Sierra | $ | 12,851,562.92 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 26. | On the Greens | $ | 11,550,000.00 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 27. | Town Park Villas | $ | 11,202,535.00 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 28. | Cottages Portfolio | $ | 8,500,000.00 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 29. | Marina Towers Annex | $ | 6,000,000.00 | Whole Loan | ||||
| 30. | Bellflower Terrace | $ | 5,987,732.00 | Whole Loan | ||||
| 31. | South Bank at Quarry Trails | $ | 3,100,000.00 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
DELAYED ACQUISITION COLLATERAL INTEREST SCHEDULE
| Collateral Interest Name | Collateral Interest Principal Balance |
Collateral Interest Type | ||||
| Estara Apartments | $ | 21,916,752.63 | Pari Passu Participation | |||
| Silverado - Hermann Park Memory Care Com | $ | 18,920,000.00 | Pari Passu Participation | |||
| Silverado Barton Springs Memory Care Community | $ | 18,590,000.00 | Whole Loan | |||
| South Orange Tower | $ | 18,341,501.70 | Pari Passu Participation | |||
| Silverado - Southlake Memory Care Commu | $ | 15,735,000.00 | Whole Loan | |||
| Mallard Creek | $ | 15,449,323.06 | Pari Passu Participation | |||
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SCHEDULE B
BENCHMARK
Calculation of the Benchmark
For purposes of calculating Term SOFR, the Issuer shall initially appoint the Note Administrator as calculation agent (in such capacity, the “Calculation Agent”). Term SOFR with respect to any Interest Accrual Period shall be determined by the Calculation Agent in accordance with the following provisions:
1. On each Benchmark Determination Date, Term SOFR shall equal the rate, as obtained by the Calculation Agent, identified as “1 Month CME Term SOFR,” as reported on the Term SOFR Source as of the Reference Time.
2. If, on any Benchmark Determination Date, Term SOFR does not appear on the Term SOFR Source by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time), then Term SOFR for purposes of calculating Term SOFR shall be the rate published on the last SOFR Business Day preceding such Benchmark Determination Date for which Term SOFR was published.
3. In no event shall Term SOFR be less than zero.
In making the above calculations, all percentages resulting from the calculation shall be rounded, if necessary, to the nearest one hundred thousandth of a percentage point (0.00001%).
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SCHEDULE C
LIST OF AUTHORIZED OFFICERS OF COLLATERAL MANAGER
| Name | Title |
| Tyler Griffin | President of Mortgage Banking |
| Travis Krueger | Chief Operating Officer |
| James P. Flynn | Chief Executive Officer |
| Robert T. Kirkwood | Chief Financial Officer |
| Michele Halickman | Chief Compliance Officer |
| James A. Briggs | Chief Accounting Officer |
| Scott E. Griffin | Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
| Sean M. Quinn | Controller |
| Alexander Lizarazo | Managing Director |
| Andrew Tsang | Managing Director |
| Zachary Halpern | Managing Director |
| Polina Tsaliev | Director |
| Stephanie Culpepper | General Counsel and Secretary |
| Jennifer L.E. Bierlein | Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary |
| Nicole C. Kennedy | Assistant Secretary |
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Exhibit 10.2
COLLATERAL MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
This Collateral Management Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2025 (this “Agreement”), is entered into by and between LMNT CRE 2025-FL3, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with successors and assigns permitted hereunder, the “Issuer”) and Lument Investment Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, the “Collateral Manager”). Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture, dated as of the date hereof (the “Indenture”), by and among the Issuer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as note administrator (in such capacity, the “Note Administrator”) and custodian, and Lument Commercial Mortgage Trust (“LCMT”), as advancing agent.
WHEREAS, the Issuer desires to engage the Collateral Manager to provide the services described herein and the Collateral Manager desires to provide such services;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Management Services. The Collateral Manager is hereby appointed as the Issuer’s exclusive agent to provide the Issuer with certain services in relation to the Collateral specified herein and in the Indenture. Accordingly, the Collateral Manager accepts such appointment and shall provide the Issuer with the following services (in accordance with all applicable requirements of the Indenture, the Servicing Agreement and this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Collateral Management Standard):
(a) determining specific Collateral Interests (including Delayed Acquisition Collateral Interests, Exchange Collateral Interests and Reinvestment Collateral Interests) to be purchased or otherwise acquired and the timing of such purchases or acquisitions, as permitted by the Indenture;
(b) determining specific Eligible Investments to be purchased or sold and the timing of such purchases and sales, in each case, as permitted by the Indenture;
(c) effecting or directing the purchase of Collateral Interests and Eligible Investments, effecting or directing the sale of Collateral Interests and Eligible Investments and effecting or directing the investment or reinvestment of proceeds therefrom in Reinvestment Collateral Interests, in each case, as permitted by the Indenture;
(d) negotiating with obligors of Collateral Interests as to proposed modifications or waivers of the Asset Documents;
(e) taking action, or advising the Trustee and the Note Administrator with respect to actions to be taken, with respect to the Issuer’s exercise of any rights (including, without limitation, voting rights, tender rights and rights arising in connection with the bankruptcy or insolvency of an obligor of a Collateral Interest or the consensual or non-judicial restructuring of the debt or equity of an obligor of a Collateral Interest) or remedies in connection with Collateral Interests and Eligible Investments, as provided in the related Asset Documents, and participating in the committees or other groups formed by creditors of an issuer of any Collateral Interest, or taking any other action with respect to Collateral Interests and Eligible Investments which the Collateral Manager reasonably determines, in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard (and subject to the applicable provisions of the Servicing Agreement), is in the best interests of all of the Noteholders in accordance with and as permitted by the terms of the Indenture;
(f) consulting with each Rating Agency at such times as may be reasonably requested by any Rating Agency in compliance with Section 19 of this Agreement and providing each Rating Agency with any information reasonably requested in connection with such Rating Agency’s maintenance of its ratings of the Notes and their assigning credit indicators to prospective Collateral Interests, if applicable, and estimating the ratings that such Rating Agency would assign to prospective Collateral Interests, as permitted or required under the Indenture;
(g) determining whether specific Collateral Interests are Credit Risk Collateral Interests or Defaulted Collateral Interests and determining whether such Collateral Interests, and any other Collateral Interests that are permitted or required to be sold (or exchanged) pursuant to the Indenture, should be sold, and directing the Trustee to effect a disposition (or exchange) of any such Collateral Interests, subject to, and in accordance with the Indenture, and if a Collateral Interest that is a Defaulted Collateral Interest is not sold or otherwise disposed of by the Issuer within three years of such Collateral Interest becoming a Defaulted Collateral Interest, using commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Issuer to sell or otherwise dispose of such Collateral Interest as soon as commercially practicable thereafter; provided that the Collateral Manager shall provide notice to the Rating Agencies upon a determination that a specific Collateral Interest is a Credit Risk Collateral Interest, which notice shall include the basis for such determination;
(h) (i) monitoring the Collateral Interests on an ongoing basis, (ii) determining the U/W Stabilized NCF Debt Yield and As-Stabilized LTV of each Collateral Interest in accordance with the Indenture, (iii) determining the market value of any Collateral Interest in connection with determining the Calculation Amount when required pursuant to the Indenture and (iv) providing or causing to be provided to the Issuer and/or the other parties specified in the Indenture all reports, schedules and certificates that relate to the Collateral Interests and that the Issuer is required to prepare and deliver under the Indenture, which are not prepared and delivered by the Note Administrator on behalf of the Issuer under the Indenture, in the form and containing all information required thereby (including, in the case of the Monthly Reports and the Redemption Date Statement, providing the information to the Note Administrator as specified in Section 10.11 of the Indenture in sufficient time for the Note Administrator to prepare the Monthly Report and the Redemption Date Statement) and, if applicable, in sufficient time for the Issuer to review such required reports and schedules and to deliver them to the parties entitled thereto under the Indenture;
(i) managing the Issuer’s investments in accordance with the Indenture, including the limitations relating to the Acquisition Criteria, the Eligibility Criteria, the Note Protection Test and the other requirements of the Indenture and taking action that the Collateral Manager deems appropriate and consistent with the Indenture, the Collateral Management Standard, the applicable provisions of the Servicing Agreement and the standard of care set forth herein with respect to any portion of the Collateral that does not constitute Collateral Interests or Eligible Investments, which may include directing the Special Servicer to enter into Administrative Modifications and Criteria-Based Modifications (each as defined in the Servicing Agreement);
(j) providing notification, in writing, to the Trustee, the Note Administrator and the Issuer upon receiving actual notice that a Collateral Interest has become a Defaulted Collateral Interest or a Credit Risk Collateral Interest or has suffered an appraisal reduction;
(k) providing notification, in writing, to the Trustee, the Note Administrator and the Holders of the Notes, the Rating Agencies and the Issuer upon becoming actually aware of a Default or an Event of Default under the Indenture;
(l) determining (in its sole discretion but subject to the Indenture) whether, in light of the composition of Collateral Interests, general market conditions and other factors considered pertinent by the Collateral Manager, investments in Reinvestment Collateral Interests would, at any time during the Reinvestment Period, either be impractical or not beneficial to the Holders of the Notes;
(m) taking reasonable action on behalf of the Issuer to effect any Optional Redemption, any Tax Redemption, any Auction Call Redemption or any Clean-up Call in accordance with the Indenture;
(n) monitoring the ratings of the Collateral Interests and the Issuer’s compliance with the covenants by the Issuer in the Indenture;
(o) making such determinations, exercising such rights and taking such actions, on behalf of the Issuer, as the Collateral Manager is authorized to do under the Indenture, the Servicing Agreement or this Agreement;
(p) complying with the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), with respect to the Issuer;
(q) in order to render the Notes eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, while any of such Notes remain outstanding, making available, upon request, to any Holder or prospective purchaser of such Notes, additional information regarding the Issuer and the Collateral if such information is reasonably available to the Collateral Manager and constitutes Rule 144A Information required to be furnished by the Issuer pursuant to Section 7.13 of the Indenture, unless the Issuer furnishes information to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act;
(r) the Collateral Manager may, subject to and in accordance with the Indenture and this Agreement, in its capacity as the Collateral Manager, direct the Issuer to establish a Permitted Subsidiary and such Permitted Subsidiary may acquire, retain, sell or otherwise dispose of (including as a contribution) any Sensitive Asset in accordance with the Indenture and this Agreement; and
(s) in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard (but subject to the applicable provisions of the Servicing Agreement), enforcing the rights of the Issuer as holder of the Collateral Interests, including, without limitation, taking such action as is necessary to enforce the Issuer’s rights with respect to remedies related to breaches of representations, warranties or covenants in the Asset Documents for the benefit of the Issuer.
In furtherance of the foregoing, the Issuer hereby appoints the Collateral Manager as the Issuer’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and full authority in the Issuer’s name, place and stead and without any necessary further approval of the Issuer, in connection with the performance of the Collateral Manager’s duties provided for in this Agreement, including the following powers: (i) to buy, sell, exchange, and convert Collateral Interests (including Delayed Acquisition Collateral Interests and Reinvestment Collateral Interests) and Eligible Investments, and (ii) to execute (under hand, under seal or as a deed) and deliver all necessary and appropriate documents and instruments on behalf of the Issuer to the extent reasonably necessary, appropriate and customary to perform the services referred to in clauses (a) through (t) above of this Section 1 and under the Indenture. The foregoing power of attorney is a continuing power, coupled with an interest, and shall remain in full force and effect until revoked by the Issuer in writing by virtue of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 12 hereof or an assignment of this Agreement pursuant to Section 17 hereof; provided that any such revocation shall not affect any transaction initiated prior to such revocation. Nevertheless, if so requested by the Collateral Manager or a purchaser of a Collateral Interest or Eligible Investment, the Issuer shall ratify and confirm any such sale or other disposition by executing and delivering to the Collateral Manager or such purchaser all proper bills of sale, assignments, releases and other instruments as may be designated in any such request.
In performing its duties hereunder, the Collateral Manager shall use commercially reasonable efforts, subject to the provisions of this Agreement and the Indenture, to manage the Collateral in a manner that it reasonably expects will (i) permit a timely performance of all payment obligations of the Issuer under the Indenture and (ii) subject to such objective, optimize the returns to the Holders of the Notes. The Collateral Manager does not hereby guarantee that sufficient funds will be available on each Payment Date to satisfy any such payment obligations. The Collateral Manager agrees that it shall perform its obligations hereunder and under the Indenture in accordance with reasonable care and in good faith, using a degree of skill and attention no less than that which it (i) exercises with respect to comparable assets that it manages for itself and (ii) exercises with respect to comparable assets that it manages for others, and in a manner consistent with the practices and procedures then in effect followed by reasonable and prudent institutional managers of national standing relating to assets of the nature and character of the Collateral Interests, except as expressly provided in this Agreement or in the Indenture and without regard to any conflicts of interest to which it may be subject (the “Collateral Management Standard”). In addition, the Collateral Manager shall use its best efforts to ensure that (i) inquiries are made, to the extent practicable, from sources normally available to it, with respect to the occurrence of any default or event of default in respect of any Collateral Interest under any Asset Document and (ii) commitments to purchase Collateral Interests and Eligible Investments are made by the Collateral Manager only if, in the Collateral Manager’s best judgment at the time of such commitment, payment at settlement in respect of any such purchase could be made without any breach or violation of, or default under, the terms of the Indenture or this Agreement. The Collateral Manager shall comply with and perform all the duties and functions that have been specifically delegated to the Collateral Manager under the Indenture (including those duties and functions described in Section 2.16 of the Indenture). The Collateral Manager shall be bound to follow any amendment, supplement or modification to the Indenture of which it has received written notice at least 10 Business Days prior to the execution and delivery thereof by the parties thereto; provided, however, that with respect to any amendment, supplement, modification or waiver to the Indenture which may affect the Collateral Manager, the Collateral Manager shall not be bound thereby (and the Issuer agrees that it will not permit any such amendment, supplement, modification or waiver to become effective) unless the Collateral Manager has been given prior written notice thereof and has given its written consent thereto (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) to the Trustee and the Issuer prior to the effectiveness thereof.
The Collateral Manager shall take all actions reasonably requested by the Trustee or the Note Administrator to facilitate the perfection of the Trustee’s security interest in the Collateral pursuant to the Indenture.
So long as any of the Notes are Outstanding, the Collateral Manager shall provide prompt notice to the Issuer, the Advancing Agent, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Calculation Agent (if different from the Note Administrator), the Noteholders and the Rating Agencies of its determination that a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred, and prior to any Benchmark Replacement Date, the Collateral Manager shall provide prompt notice to the Issuer, the Advancing Agent, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Calculation Agent (if different from the Note Administrator), the Noteholders and the Rating Agencies of the applicable Benchmark Replacement.
2. Delegation of Duties. The Collateral Manager may assign its rights or delegate its obligations as Collateral Manager to another person; provided that no such assignment is permitted pursuant to this Agreement unless the Collateral Manager Replacement Conditions are satisfied. In addition the Collateral Manager may enter into arrangements pursuant to which the Collateral Manager’s Affiliates or third parties may perform certain services on behalf of the Collateral Manager; provided that (i) such arrangements shall not relieve the Collateral Manager from any of its duties or obligations hereunder as a result of such delegation to or employment of third parties and (ii) the Collateral Manager shall be solely responsible for the fees and expenses payable to any such third party, except as set forth in Section 6 hereof.
3. Purchase and Sale Transactions; Brokerage.
(a) The Collateral Manager shall use reasonable efforts to obtain the best prices and executions for all orders placed with respect to the Collateral, considering all reasonable circumstances, including, if applicable, the conditions or terms of early redemption of the Notes, it being understood that the Collateral Manager has no obligation to obtain the best prices available. Subject to the objective of obtaining best prices and executions, the Collateral Manager may take into consideration all factors the Collateral Manager reasonably determines to be relevant, including, without limitation, timing, general relevant trends and research and other brokerage services and support equipment and services related thereto furnished to the Collateral Manager or its Affiliates by brokers and dealers in compliance with Section 28(e) of the Exchange Act or, if Section 28(e) of the Exchange Act is not applicable, in accordance with the provisions set forth herein. Such services may be used in connection with the other advisory activities or investment operations of the Collateral Manager and/or its Affiliates. In addition, subject to the objective of obtaining best prices and executions, the Collateral Manager may take into account available prices, rates of brokerage commissions and size and difficulty of the order, in addition to other relevant factors (such as, without limitation, execution capabilities, reliability (based on total trading rather than individual trading), integrity, financial condition in general, execution and operational capabilities of competing brokers and/or dealers, and the value of the ongoing relationship with such brokers and/or dealers), without having to demonstrate that such factors are of a direct benefit to the Issuer in any specific transaction. The Issuer acknowledges that the determination by the Collateral Manager of any benefit to the Issuer is subjective and represents the Collateral Manager’s evaluation at the time that the Issuer will be benefited by relatively better purchase or sale prices, lower brokerage commissions and beneficial timing of transactions or a combination of these and other factors.
The Collateral Manager may aggregate sales and purchase orders of financial assets placed for the Issuer with similar orders being made simultaneously for other accounts managed by the Collateral Manager or with accounts of the Affiliates of the Collateral Manager if, in the Collateral Manager’s reasonable judgment, such aggregation will not have an adverse effect on the Issuer. When any aggregate sales or purchase orders occur, the objective of the Collateral Manager (and any of its Affiliates involved in such transactions) shall be to allocate the executions among the accounts in a fair and equitable manner and generally to seek to allocate financial assets available for investment to all such accounts pro rata in proportion to the optimum amount sought by the Collateral Manager for each respective account. Investment opportunities and the purchases or sales of instruments shall be allocated in a manner believed by the Collateral Manager to be fair and equitable, taking into consideration, among other relevant factors, the differing investment objectives of the Issuer and the Collateral Manager’s other clients, the amount of capital available, the Acquisition Criteria and the Eligibility Criteria set forth in the Indenture and any eligibility criteria in any governing documents or management or advisory agreements relating to the Collateral Manager’s other clients, the maturity of the account and the exposure to similar or offsetting positions. The Collateral Manager, whenever possible, will average the prices paid or received by all such clients (including the Issuer) whenever particular positions are acquired or disposed of at the same time. Circumstances may arise, however, in which such an allocation could have adverse effects upon the Issuer or the other clients of the Collateral Manager with respect to the price or size of positions obtainable or saleable.
All purchases and sales of Eligible Investments and Collateral Interests by the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer shall be conducted in compliance with all applicable laws (including, without limitation, Section 206(3) of the Advisers Act) and the terms of the Indenture. After (and excluding) the Closing Date, the Collateral Manager shall cause any purchase or sale of any Collateral Interest or Eligible Investment to be conducted on an arm’s- length basis or, if applicable, in compliance with Section 3(b) hereof. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that all purchases of Eligible Investments and Collateral Interests by the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer on the Closing Date (including, without limitation, all such purchases from Affiliates of the Collateral Manager) in a manner contemplated by the Offering Memorandum, dated November 21, 2025, related to the Notes (or any supplement thereto) are hereby approved.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Indenture, in no event shall the Collateral Manager purchase or sell an Eligible Investment or a Collateral Interest for the primary purpose of recognizing gains or decreasing losses resulting from market value changes.
(b) The Collateral Manager, subject to and in accordance with the Indenture, may effect direct trades between the Issuer and the Collateral Manager, LCMT or an Affiliate of either, or any account managed by the Collateral Manager, in each case acting as principal or agent (any such transaction, a “Restricted Transaction”); provided, however, that a Restricted Transaction after (and excluding) the Closing Date, other than sales of Collateral in connection with a redemption of the Notes pursuant to Article 9 of the Indenture, may be effected only upon disclosure to and with the prior consent of an advisory committee containing at least one member independent from the Collateral Manager (whose affirmative vote will be required to grant such consent) that has been appointed from time to time as needed by the Issuer (the “Advisory Committee”) and based on the Advisory Committee’s determination that (i) such transaction is on terms substantially as favorable to the Issuer as would be the case if such transaction were not a Restricted Transaction and (ii) the purchase price in respect of any Collateral Interest acquired by the Issuer from the Seller pursuant to such a direct trade is equal to the fair market value of such Collateral Interest. The Advisory Committee, if any, shall be formed in accordance with, and subject to, the Advisory Committee Guidelines attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Advisory Committee Guidelines”). The Issuer consents and agrees that, if any transaction relating to the Issuer, including any transaction effected between the Issuer and the Collateral Manager or its Affiliates, shall be subject to the disclosure and consent requirements of Section 206(3) of the Advisers Act, such requirements shall be satisfied with respect to the Issuer and all Holders of the Notes if disclosure shall be given to, and consent obtained from, the Advisory Committee. For avoidance of doubt, it is hereby understood and agreed by the parties hereto that no disclosure to, or consent of, the Advisory Committee shall be required with respect to (i) until the Disposition Limitation Threshold has been met, (a) Credit Risk/Defaulted Collateral Interest Cash Purchases of Credit Risk Collateral Interests or (b) purchases of any Credit Risk Collateral Interests by the Majority Class H Noteholder, (ii) Credit Risk/Defaulted Collateral Interest Cash Purchases of Defaulted Collateral Interests, (iii) sales of Defaulted Collateral Interests to the Majority Class H Noteholder and (iv) sales of Collateral in connection with a redemption of the Notes pursuant to Article 9 of the Indenture.
4. Representations and Warranties of the Issuer. The Issuer represents and warrants to the Collateral Manager that:
(a) the Issuer (i) has been duly organized as a limited liability company and is validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware; (ii) has full power and authority to own the Issuer’s assets and the financial assets proposed to be owned by the Issuer and included among the Collateral and to transact the business for which the Issuer was incorporated; (iii) is duly qualified under the laws of each jurisdiction where the Issuer’s ownership or lease of property or the conduct of the Issuer’s business requires or the performance of the Issuer’s obligations under this Agreement and the Indenture would require such qualification, except for failures to be so qualified that would not in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets or financial condition of the Issuer or the ability of the Issuer to perform its obligations under, or on the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement and the Indenture; and (iv) has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform the Issuer’s obligations hereunder and thereunder;
(b) this Agreement and the Indenture have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuer and constitute legal, valid and binding agreements enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their terms except that the enforceability thereof may be subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, receivership, conservatorship or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);
(c) no consent, approval, authorization or order of or declaration or filing with any government, governmental instrumentality or court or other Person is required for the performance by the Issuer of its duties hereunder or under the provisions of the Indenture applicable to the Collateral Manager, except those that may be required under state securities or “blue sky” laws or the applicable laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United States, and such as have been duly made or obtained;
(d) neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the provisions of the Indenture applicable to the Collateral Manager nor the performance by the Issuer of its duties hereunder or under the provisions of the Indenture applicable to the Collateral Manager (i) conflicts with or will violate or result in a default under the Issuer’s Governing Documents or any material contract or agreement to which the Issuer is a party or by which it or its assets may be bound, or any law, decree, order, rule, or regulation applicable to the Issuer of any court or regulatory, administrative or governmental agency, body or authority or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Issuer or its properties, or (other than as contemplated or permitted by the Indenture) will result in a lien on any of the property of the Issuer and (ii) would have a material adverse effect upon the ability of the Issuer to perform its duties under this Agreement or the provisions of the Indenture applicable to the Collateral Manager;
(e) the Issuer and its Affiliates are not in violation of any federal or state laws or regulations, and there is no charge, investigation, action, suit or proceeding before or by any court or regulatory agency pending or, to the best knowledge of the Issuer, threatened that, in any case, would have a material adverse effect upon the ability of the Issuer to perform its duties under this Agreement or the provisions of the Indenture applicable to the Collateral Manager;
(f) the Issuer is not an “investment company” under the 1940 Act; and
(g) the assets of the Issuer do not and will not at any time constitute the assets of any plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA or of any plan subject to Section 4975 of the Code.
5. Representations and Warranties of the Collateral Manager. The Collateral Manager represents and warrants to the Issuer that:
(a) the Collateral Manager (i) has been duly organized, is validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware; (ii) has full power and authority to own the Collateral Manager’s assets and to transact the business in which it is currently engaged; (iii) is duly qualified and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where the Collateral Manager’s ownership or lease of property or the conduct of the Collateral Manager’s business requires, or the performance of this Agreement and the Indenture would require, such qualification, except for failures to be so qualified that would not in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets or financial condition of the Collateral Manager or the ability of the Collateral Manager to perform its obligations under, or on the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement and the provisions of the Indenture applicable to the Collateral Manager; and (iv) has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and the Collateral Manager’s obligations hereunder and the provisions of the Indenture applicable to the Collateral Manager;
(b) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Collateral Manager and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Collateral Manager, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms hereof, except that the enforceability hereof may be subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);
(c) neither the Collateral Manager nor any of its Affiliates is in violation of any federal or state securities law or regulation promulgated thereunder that would have a material adverse effect upon the ability of the Collateral Manager to perform its duties under this Agreement and the provisions of the Indenture applicable to the Collateral Manager, and there is no charge, investigation, action, suit or proceeding before or by any court or regulatory agency pending or, to the best knowledge of the Collateral Manager, threatened which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect upon the ability of the Collateral Manager to perform its duties under this Agreement or the provisions of the Indenture applicable to the Collateral Manager;
(d) neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the performance by the Collateral Manager of its duties hereunder or under the provisions of the Indenture applicable to the Collateral Manager conflicts with or will violate or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitutes a default under: (i) the limited liability company agreement of the Collateral Manager, (ii) the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement or other evidence of indebtedness or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which the Collateral Manager is a party or is bound, (iii) any law, decree, order, rule or regulation applicable to the Collateral Manager of any court or regulatory, administrative or governmental agency, body or authority or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Collateral Manager or its properties, and which would have, in the case of any of (i), (ii) or (iii) of this Section 5(d), either individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets or financial condition of the Collateral Manager or the ability of the Collateral Manager to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the provisions of the Indenture applicable to the Collateral Manager;
(e) no consent, approval, authorization or order of or declaration or filing with any government, governmental instrumentality or court or other Person is required for the performance by the Collateral Manager of its duties hereunder and under the Indenture, except such as have been duly made or obtained;
(f) the Section entitled “The Collateral Manager” in the Offering Memorandum, as of the date thereof (including as of the date of any supplement thereto) and as of the Closing Date, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact and does not omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and
(g) the Collateral Manager is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act.
6. Expenses. Both parties hereto acknowledge and agree that a portion of the gross proceeds received from the issuance and sale of the Notes will be used to pay certain organizational and structuring fees and expenses of the Issuer, including the legal fees and expenses of counsel to the Collateral Manager. The Collateral Manager shall pay all expenses and costs incurred by it in the course of performing its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that the Collateral Manager shall not be liable for, and (subject to the Priority of Payments set forth in the Indenture and to the extent funds are available therefor) the Issuer shall be responsible for the payment of, reasonable expenses and costs of (i) independent accountants, consultants and other advisers retained by the Issuer or by the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer in connection with the services provided by the Collateral Manager pursuant to clauses (c), (d), (e), (f), (m), (n), (q) or (r) of Section 1 hereof, (ii) legal advisers retained by the Issuer or by the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer in connection with the services provided by the Collateral Manager pursuant to clauses (c), (d), (e), (f), (m), (n), (o), (q), (r) or (t) of Section 1 hereof and (iii) reasonable travel expenses (airfare, meals, lodging and other transportation) undertaken in connection with the performance by the Collateral Manager of its duties pursuant to this Agreement or pursuant to the Indenture and for an allocable share of the cost of certain credit databases used by the Collateral Manager in providing services to the Issuer under this Agreement.
7. Fees.
(a) The Collateral Manager, acting in its sole discretion, hereby waives any and all Collateral Manager Fees payable to it or any of its Affiliates for so long as Lument Investment Management, LLC or an Affiliate is the Collateral Manager and also the manager of Lument Finance Trust, Inc. (“LFT REIT”). Such waiver shall be automatically rescinded if otherwise.
(b) Any successor Collateral Manager may determine to waive, reduce or defer the Collateral Manager Fees payable to it (without interest thereon) by written notice to the Trustee and the Note Administrator on or prior to the Determination Date in which such waiver, reduction or deferral applies. Any Collateral Manager Fees (x) so reduced or waived, shall be reduced or waived permanently and (y) so deferred, shall not accrue interest.
(c) Each successor Collateral Manager shall receive as compensation for the performance of its obligations as Collateral Manager hereunder and under the Indenture, to the extent not waived pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) above, a fee, payable monthly in arrears on each Payment Date in accordance with the Priority of Payments, equal to 0.10% per annum of the Net Outstanding Portfolio Balance as of such Payment Date (the “Collateral Manager Fee”). Each Collateral Manager Fee will be calculated for each Interest Accrual Period assuming a 360-day year with twelve, thirty-day months. The Collateral Manager Fee, if any, will be calculated based on the Net Outstanding Portfolio Balance for such Payment Date to the extent funds are available as of the first day of the applicable Interest Accrual Period. If on any Payment Date there are insufficient funds to pay such fees (and/or any other amounts due and payable to the Collateral Manager) in full, in accordance with the Priority of Payments, the amount not so paid shall be deferred and such amounts shall be payable on such later Payment Date on which funds are available therefor as provided in the Priority of Payments set forth in the Indenture. Any accrued and unpaid Collateral Manager Fee that is deferred due to the operation of the Priority of Payments shall accrue interest at a per annum rate equal to the Benchmark in effect for the applicable Interest Accrual Period computed on an actual/360-day basis and shall be paid as a Company Administrative Expense. The Collateral Manager hereby agrees not to cause the filing of a petition in bankruptcy against the Issuer for the nonpayment to the Collateral Manager of any amounts due it hereunder except in accordance with Section 18 hereof and, subject to the provisions of Section 12 hereof, to continue to serve as Collateral Manager. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 12 hereof or otherwise, the accrued fees payable to the Collateral Manager, if any, shall be prorated for any partial periods between the Payment Dates during which this Agreement was in effect and shall be due and payable on the first Payment Date following the date of such termination, together with all expenses payable to the Collateral Manager in accordance with Section 6 hereof, and subject to the provisions of the Indenture and the Priority of Payments.
8. Non-Exclusivity. Nothing herein shall prevent the Collateral Manager or any of its Affiliates from engaging in any other businesses or providing investment management, advisory or other types of services to any Persons, including the Issuer, the Trustee and the Noteholders; provided, however, that the Collateral Manager may not take any of the foregoing actions which the Collateral Manager knows or reasonably should know (a) would require the Issuer or the Collateral to register as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act or (b) would with respect to the Issuer violate any provisions of federal or state law applicable to the Collateral Manager or any law, rule or regulation of any governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over the Issuer, which, in the case of clause (b), would have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Issuer to perform its duties under this Agreement or the Indenture.
9. Conflicts of Interest.
(a) After (but excluding) the Closing Date and the sale by LCMT of Collateral Interests to the Issuer on the Closing Date (and except in the case of sales of Collateral in connection with a redemption of the Notes pursuant to Article 9 of the Indenture), the Collateral Manager will not cause the Issuer to enter into any transaction with the Collateral Manager, LCMT or an Affiliate of either, or any account managed by the Collateral Manager, as principal unless the applicable terms and conditions set forth in Section 3(b) are complied with.
(b) The Collateral Manager shall perform its obligations hereunder in accordance with the requirements of the Advisers Act and the Indenture. The Issuer acknowledges (i) that an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of LFT REIT, which is externally managed by the Collateral Manager, will acquire on the Closing Date 100% of the Class F Notes, the Class G Notes and the Class H Notes and the Issuer’s Membership Interests, (ii) that an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of LFT REIT will sell Collateral Interests to the Issuer on the Closing Date and may sell certain Collateral Interests to the Issuer after the Closing Date, and (iii) that the Collateral Manager, its Affiliates and funds or accounts for which the Collateral Manager or any of its Affiliates acts as investment adviser, including LFT REIT and its Affiliates (collectively, the “Collateral Manager Related Parties”) may at times own Notes of one or more Classes. After the Closing Date, the Collateral Manager agrees to provide the Trustee with written notice upon the acquisition or transfer (after, but excluding, the Closing Date) of any Securities held by the Collateral Manager Related Parties.
(c) Nothing herein shall prevent the Collateral Manager or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents from engaging in other businesses, or from rendering services of any kind to the Issuer and its Affiliates, the Trustee, the Holders or any other Person. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Manager or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents may, subject to the Indenture, among other things:
(i) serve as directors (whether supervisory or managing), officers, employees, partners, members, managers, agents, nominees or signatories for the Issuer or any Affiliate thereof, or for any obligor in respect of any of the Collateral Interests or Eligible Investments, or any of their respective Affiliates, except to the extent prohibited by their respective Asset Documents, as from time to time amended; provided that (x) in the reasonable judgment of the Collateral Manager, such activity will not have an adverse effect on the ability of the Issuer or the Trustee to enforce its respective rights with respect to any Collateral and (y) nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to limit the duties of the Collateral Manager set forth in Section 1 hereof;
(ii) serve as the Servicer or Special Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement or as sub-servicer or as Advancing Agent pursuant to the Indenture;
(iii) receive fees for services of whatever nature rendered to an obligor in respect of any of the Collateral Interests or Eligible Investments, including acting as master servicer, sub-servicer or special servicer with respect to any commercial mortgage loan or senior participation interest therein constituting or underlying any Collateral Interest; provided that, (i) in the reasonable judgment of the Collateral Manager, such activity will not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Issuer or the Trustee to enforce its respective rights with respect to any of the Collateral and (ii) in the reasonable judgment of the Collateral Manager, such activity by any Affiliate of the Collateral Manager as to which the Collateral Manager has actual knowledge, will not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Issuer or the Trustee to enforce its respective rights with respect to any of the Collateral;
(iv) be retained to provide services unrelated to this Agreement to the Issuer or its Affiliates and be paid therefor;
(v) be a secured or unsecured creditor of, or hold an equity interest in the Issuer, its Affiliates or any obligor of any Collateral Interest or Eligible Investment; provided, however, that the Collateral Manager may not be such a creditor or hold any of such interests if, in the opinion of counsel to the Issuer, the existence of such interest would require (A) registration of the Issuer or the pool of Collateral Interests and Eligible Investments as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act or (B) violate any provisions of federal or applicable state law or any law, rule or regulation of any governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over the Issuer, which, in the case of clause (B), would have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Issuer to perform its duties under this Agreement or the Indenture;
(vi) except as otherwise provided in this Section 9, sell any Collateral Interest or Eligible Investment to, or purchase any Collateral Interest from, the Issuer while acting in the capacity of principal or agent; and
(vii) subject to its obligations in Section 1 hereof to protect the Holder of the Class H Notes, serve as a member of any “creditors’ board” with respect to any Defaulted Collateral Interest, Eligible Investment or with respect to any commercial mortgage loan underlying or constituting any Collateral Interest or the respective borrower for any such commercial mortgage loan.
It is understood that the Collateral Manager and any of its Affiliates may engage in any other business and furnish investment management and advisory services to others, including Persons that may have investment policies similar to those followed by the Collateral Manager with respect to the Collateral and that may own instruments of the same class, or of the same type, as the Collateral Interests or other instruments of the issuers of Collateral Interests and may manage portfolios similar to the Collateral. The Collateral Manager and its Affiliates shall be free, in their sole discretion, to make recommendations to others, or effect transactions on behalf of themselves or for others, which may be the same as or different from those the Collateral Manager causes the Issuer to effect with respect to the Collateral.
The Collateral Manager and its Affiliates may cause or advise their respective clients to invest in instruments that would be appropriate as security for the Notes. Such investments may be different from those made on behalf of the Issuer. The Collateral Manager, its Affiliates and their respective clients may have ongoing relationships with Persons whose instruments are pledged to secure the Notes and may own instruments issued by, or loans to, issuers of the Collateral Interests or to any borrower or Affiliate of any borrower on any commercial mortgage loans underlying or constituting the Collateral Interests or the Eligible Investments. The Collateral Manager and its Affiliates may cause or advise their respective clients to invest in instruments that are senior to, or have interests different from or adverse to, the instruments that are pledged to secure the Notes.
Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent the Collateral Manager or any of its Affiliates from recommending to or directing any other account to buy or sell, at any time, financial assets of the same kind or class, or financial assets of a different kind or class of the same issuer, as those directed by the Collateral Manager to be purchased or sold hereunder. It is understood that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Collateral Manager, its Affiliates, and any member, manager, officer, director, stockholder or employee of the Collateral Manager or any such Affiliate or any member of their families or a Person advised by the Collateral Manager may have an interest in a particular transaction or in financial assets of the same kind or class, or financial assets of a different kind or class of the same issuer, as those purchased or sold by the Collateral Manager hereunder. When the Collateral Manager is considering purchases or sales for the Issuer and one or more of such other accounts at the same time, the Collateral Manager shall allocate available investments or opportunities for sales in its discretion and make investment recommendations and decisions that may be the same as or different from those made with respect to the Issuer’s investments, in accordance with applicable law.
Subject to the Indenture and the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Manager shall not be obligated to pursue any specific investment strategy or opportunity that may arise with respect to the Collateral.
The Issuer hereby consents to the various potential and actual conflicts of interest that may exist with respect to the Collateral Manager as described above; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 9 shall be construed as altering or limiting the duties of the Collateral Manager set forth in this Agreement or in the Indenture nor the requirement of any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Collateral Manager.
10. Records; Confidentiality. The Collateral Manager shall maintain appropriate books of account and records relating to services performed hereunder, and such books of account and records shall be accessible for inspection by an authorized representative of the Issuer, the Trustee and the Independent accountants appointed by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture at a mutually agreed-upon time during normal business hours and upon reasonable prior written notice; provided that the Collateral Manager shall not be obligated to provide access to any non-public information if the Collateral Manager in good faith or on the advice of legal counsel determines that the disclosure of such information would violate any applicable law, regulation or contractual arrangement. The Collateral Manager shall follow its customary procedures to keep confidential all information obtained in connection with the services rendered hereunder and shall not disclose any such information except (i) with the prior written consent of the Issuer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), (ii) such information as the Rating Agencies shall reasonably request in connection with its rating or evaluation of the Notes and/or the Collateral Manager, as applicable, (iii) as required by law, regulation, court order or the rules, regulations, or request of any regulatory or self-regulating organization, body or official (including any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed from time to time) having jurisdiction over the Collateral Manager or as otherwise required by law or judicial process, (iv) such information as shall have been publicly disclosed other than in violation of this Agreement, (v) to its members, officers, directors, and employees, and to its attorneys, accountants and other professional advisers in conjunction with the transactions described herein, (vi) such information as may be necessary or desirable in order for the Collateral Manager to prepare, publish and distribute to any Person any information relating to the investment performance of the Collateral, (vii) in connection with the enforcement of the Collateral Manager’s rights hereunder or in any dispute or proceeding related hereto, (viii) to the Trustee and (ix) to Holders and potential purchasers of any of the Securities.
11. Term. This Agreement shall become effective on the Closing Date and shall continue in full force and effect until the first of the following occurs: (a) the payment in full of the Notes and the termination of the Indenture in accordance with its terms, (b) the liquidation of the Collateral and the final distribution of the proceeds of such liquidation to the Holders of the Securities and the Issuer, or (c) the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 12 hereof.
12. Termination. (a) The Collateral Manager may be removed upon at least 30 days’ prior written notice upon the occurrence of a Collateral Manager Event of Default, by the Issuer or the Trustee, if the Holders of at least 66-2/3% in Aggregate Outstanding Amount of each Class of Notes then outstanding give written notice to the Collateral Manager, the Issuer and the Trustee directing such removal. Notice of any such removal shall be delivered by the Trustee on behalf of the Issuer to the Rating Agencies and the Holders of each Class of Notes. The Collateral Manager cannot be removed without cause. None of the Collateral Manager Related Parties are entitled to vote the Notes held by any of the Collateral Manager Related Parties with respect to the removal of the Collateral Manager (or waiver of any event or circumstance constituting grounds for removal), appointment of a successor Collateral Manager following removal that is an Affiliate of the Collateral Manager or termination or assignment of this Agreement. However, at any given time, the Collateral Manager Related Parties may vote the Notes (if any) held by them with respect to all other matters in accordance with the applicable documents.
(b) In no event will the Trustee be required to determine whether or not a Collateral Manager Event of Default has occurred for the removal of the Collateral Manager. For this purposes of this Agreement, a “Collateral Manager Event of Default” means any of the following events:
(i) the Collateral Manager willfully breaches, or takes any action that it knows violates, any provision of this Agreement or any term of the Indenture applicable to the Collateral Manager (not including a willful breach or knowing violation that results from a good faith dispute regarding alternative courses of action or interpretation of instructions);
(ii) other than as provided under clause (i) above, the Collateral Manager breaches any material provision of this Agreement or any material terms of the Indenture applicable to the Collateral Manager and fails to cure such breach within 45 days after the first to occur of (A) written notice of such failure is given to the Collateral Manager or (B) the Collateral Manager has actual knowledge of such breach;
(iii) the Collateral Manager (A) ceases to be able to, or admits in writing the Collateral Manager’s inability to, pay the Collateral Manager’s debts when and as they become due, (B) files, or consents by answer or otherwise to the filing against the Collateral Manager of, a petition for relief or reorganization or arrangement or any other petition in bankruptcy, for liquidation or takes advantage of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar law of any jurisdiction, (C) makes an assignment for the benefit of the Collateral Manager’s creditors, (D) consents to the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to the Collateral Manager or with respect to any substantial part of the Collateral Manager’s property, or (E) is adjudicated as insolvent or to be liquidated;
(iv) the occurrence of an act by the Collateral Manager or any of its Affiliates that constitutes fraud or criminal activity in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement or the Collateral Manager or any of its respective officers or directors is indicted for a criminal offense involving an investment or investment-related business, fraud, false statements or omissions, wrongful taking of property, bribery, forgery, counterfeiting or extortion;
(v) the failure of any representation, warranty, certificate or statement of the Collateral Manager in or pursuant to this Agreement or the provisions of the Indenture applicable to the Collateral Manager to be correct in any material respect and (A) such failure has (or could reasonably be expected to have) a material adverse effect on the Noteholders or the Issuer and (B) if such failure can be cured, no correction is made for 45 days after the Collateral Manager becomes aware of such failure or receives written notice thereof from the Trustee;
(vi) the occurrence and continuation of any of the Events of Default described in Section 5.1(a) or 5.1(b) of the Indenture; or
(vii) the Collateral Manager consolidates or amalgamates with, or merges with or into, or transfers all or substantially all its assets to, another Person and at the time of such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or transfer, the resulting, surviving or transferee Person either (A) fails to or cannot assume all the obligations of the Collateral Manager under this Agreement or (B) lacks the legal capacity to perform the obligations of the Collateral Manager hereunder and under the Indenture.
The Collateral Manager shall notify the Trustee, the Rating Agencies and the Issuer in writing promptly upon becoming aware of any event that constitutes a Collateral Manager Event of Default under this Section 12(b).
(c) The Collateral Manager may resign, upon 45 days’ prior written notice (or such shorter notice as is acceptable to the Issuer and the Trustee) to the Issuer, the Trustee and the Rating Agencies; provided that the Collateral Manager shall have the right to resign without prior notice if, due to a change in any applicable law or regulation or interpretation thereof, the performance by the Collateral Manager of its duties under this Agreement would (i) adversely affect the status of LCMT as a REIT or the status of the Issuer as a Qualified REIT Subsidiary or another disregarded entity of LCMT for U.S. federal income tax purposes unless the Issuer has received an opinion of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, Mayer Brown LLP or another nationally recognized tax counsel experienced in such matters that the Issuer will not be treated as an association taxable as a corporation, a “taxable mortgage pool” or a “publicly traded partnership” for U.S. federal income tax purposes or (ii) constitute a violation of such applicable law or regulation.
(d) No removal, termination or resignation of the Collateral Manager or termination of this Agreement shall be effective unless the Collateral Manager Replacement Conditions are satisfied. “Collateral Manager Replacement Conditions” means all of the following:
(i) written notice of such removal, termination or resignation or assignment is provided to the Noteholders;
(ii) the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied;
(iii) a replacement collateral manager (a “Replacement Collateral Manager”) has been appointed by the Issuer and has agreed in writing to assume all or a portion of the Collateral Manager’s duties and obligations pursuant to this Agreement;
(iv) the Replacement Collateral Manager has demonstrated an ability to professionally and competently perform duties similar to those imposed upon the Collateral Manager;
(v) the Replacement Collateral Manager is legally qualified and has the capacity to act as Collateral Manager;
(vi) the appointment of the Replacement Collateral Manager will not cause or result in the Issuer becoming an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act;
(vii) the appointment of the Replacement Collateral Manager will not cause the Issuer or the pool of Collateral to become subject to income or withholding tax that would not have been imposed but for such appointment;
(viii) if the proposed Replacement Collateral Manager is an Affiliate of the Collateral Manager, either (A) such assignment would not constitute an “assignment” under the Advisers Act or (B) the Issuer has provided the Noteholders notice of such proposed appointment and the Holders of at least a majority of the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of each class of Notes (excluding any Notes held by Collateral Manager Related Parties) do not disapprove of such proposed Replacement Collateral Manager in writing within 30 days of notice of such appointment; and
(ix) if the proposed Replacement Collateral Manager is not an Affiliate of the Collateral Manager, the Issuer has provided the Noteholders notice of such proposed appointment and the Holders of at least a majority of the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of each class of Notes (excluding any Notes held by Collateral Manager Related Parties to the extent the Collateral Manager has been removed after the occurrence of a Collateral Manager Event of Default) do not disapprove of such proposed Replacement Collateral Manager in writing within 30 days of notice of such appointment.
(e) Upon the resignation or removal of the Collateral Manager while any of the Notes are Outstanding, the Holders of a Majority of Class H Notes (excluding any Class H Notes held by Collateral Manager Related Parties to the extent the Replacement Collateral Manager is an Affiliate of the Collateral Manager or the Collateral Manager has been removed upon the occurrence of a Collateral Manager Event of Default) will have the right to instruct the Issuer to appoint an institution identified by such Holders as Replacement Collateral Manager; provided that in the event that 100% of the aggregate outstanding Class H Notes are held by Collateral Manager Related Parties and the proposed Replacement Collateral Manager is an Affiliate of the Collateral Manager, the Holders of at least a Majority of the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the most junior Class of Notes not 100% owned by Collateral Manager Related Parties (excluding any Notes held by Collateral Manager Related Parties if the Replacement Collateral Manager is an Affiliate of the Collateral Manager or the Collateral Manager has been removed upon the occurrence of a Collateral Manager Event of Default) may direct the Issuer to appoint an institution identified by such Holders as replacement Collateral Manager.
(f) In the event that the Collateral Manager resigns pursuant to Section 12(c) or is terminated pursuant to Section 12(a) or (b) hereof and the Collateral Manager and the Issuer have not appointed a Replacement Collateral Manager prior to the day following the termination (or resignation) date specified in such notice, the Collateral Manager will be entitled to appoint a Replacement Collateral Manager within 60 days thereafter, subject to the requirements set forth in Section 12(d)(ii) through (viii). In the event a proposed Replacement Collateral Manager is not approved by the Holders of a Majority of each Class of Notes within 30 days of the notice of such appointment, the resigning or removed Collateral Manager may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a Replacement Collateral Manager, which appointment will not require the consent of, or be subject to the disapproval of, the Issuer, any Noteholder. Upon expiration of the applicable notice periods with respect to resignation, removal or termination specified in Section 12(a), (b) or (c) hereof, and upon acceptance of such appointment by a Replacement Collateral Manager, all authority and power of the Collateral Manager under this Agreement and the Indenture, whether with respect to the Collateral or otherwise, shall automatically and without further action by any person or entity pass to and be vested in the Replacement Collateral Manager upon the appointment thereof.
Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement, the Indenture or otherwise, so long as the Collateral Manager continues to perform its obligations hereunder, the Collateral Manager Fee, to the extent not waived, shall continue to accrue for the benefit of the Collateral Manager until termination of this Agreement under this Section 12 shall become effective as set forth herein. In addition, the Collateral Manager shall, subject to Section 6, be entitled to reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred in cooperating with the Replacement Collateral Manager, including in connection with the delivery of any documents or property. In the event that the Collateral Manager is removed or resigns and a Replacement Collateral Manager is appointed, such former Collateral Manager nonetheless shall be entitled to receive payment of all unpaid Collateral Manager Fees that have accrued through the effective date of the removal or resignation, to the extent that such fees have not been waived and funds are available for that purpose in accordance with the Priority of Payments, and such payments shall rank in the Priority of Payments pari passu with the Collateral Manager Fees due to the Replacement Collateral Manager.
(g) Upon the effective date of termination of this Agreement, the Collateral Manager shall as soon as practicable:
(i) deliver to the Issuer, or as the Issuer directs, all property and documents of the Trustee, the Note Administrator or the Issuer or otherwise relating to the Collateral then in the custody of the Collateral Manager (although the Collateral Manager may keep copies of such documents for its records); and
(ii) deliver to the Trustee and the Note Administrator an accounting with respect to the books and records delivered to the Issuer or the Replacement Collateral Manager appointed pursuant to this Section 12 hereof.
The Collateral Manager shall reasonably assist and cooperate with the Trustee, the Note Administrator and the Issuer (as reasonably requested by the Trustee, the Note Administrator or the Issuer) in the assumption of the Collateral Manager’s duties by any Replacement Collateral Manager as provided for in this Agreement, as applicable. Notwithstanding such termination, the Collateral Manager shall remain liable to the extent set forth herein (but subject to Section 13 hereof) for the Collateral Manager’s acts or omissions hereunder arising prior to its termination as Collateral Manager hereunder and for any expenses, losses, damages, liabilities, demands, charges and claims (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) in respect of or arising out of a breach of the representations and warranties made by it in Section 5 hereof or from any failure of the Collateral Manager to comply with the provisions of this Section 12(g).
(h) The Collateral Manager agrees that, notwithstanding any termination, the Collateral Manager shall reasonably cooperate in any Proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement, the Indenture or any of the Collateral (excluding any such Proceeding in which claims are asserted against the Collateral Manager or any Affiliate of the Collateral Manager) so long as the Collateral Manager shall have been offered (in its judgment) reasonable security, indemnity or other provision against the cost, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred in connection therewith, but, in any event, shall not be required to make any admission or to take any action against the Collateral Manager’s own interests or the interests of other funds and accounts advised by the Collateral Manager.
(i) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 12(a), (b) or (c) hereof, such termination shall be without any further liability or obligation of the Issuer or the Collateral Manager to the other, except as provided in Sections 6, 7, 12 and 13 and the last sentence of Section 10 hereof.
13. Liability of Collateral Manager. (a) The Collateral Manager assumes no responsibility under this Agreement other than to render the services called for from the Collateral Manager hereunder and under the Indenture in the manner prescribed herein and therein. The Collateral Manager and its Affiliates, and each of their respective partners, shareholders, members, managers, officers, directors, employees, agents, accountants and attorneys (the Collateral Manager and such other Persons collectively, the “Collateral Manager Indemnified Parties”) shall have no liability to the Noteholders, the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Issuer, the Placement Agents or any of their respective Affiliates, partners, shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents, accountants and attorneys, for any error of judgment, mistake of law, or for any claim, loss, liability, damage, settlement, costs, or other expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs) of any nature whatsoever (collectively “Liabilities”) that arise out of or in connection with any act or omissions of the Collateral Manager in the performance of its duties under this Agreement or the provisions of the Indenture applicable to the Collateral Manager or for any decrease in the value of the Collateral Interests or Eligible Investments, except (i) by reason of acts or omissions constituting bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence in the performance of, or grossly negligent or wanton disregard of, the duties of the Collateral Manager hereunder and under the terms of the Indenture and (ii) with respect to the information concerning the Collateral Manager under the heading “The Collateral Manager” in the Offering Memorandum containing any untrue statement of material fact or omitting to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Issuer agrees that the Collateral Manager shall not be liable for any consequential, special, exemplary or punitive damages hereunder. The breaches described in this Section 13(a)(i) and (ii) are collectively referred to for purposes of this Section 13 as “Collateral Manager Breaches.”
(b) The Collateral Manager shall reimburse, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Issuer and each of its partners, shareholders, members, managers, officers, directors, employees, agents, accountants and attorneys (each, an “Issuer Indemnified Party”) from and against any Liabilities that are incurred as a direct consequence of the Collateral Manager Breaches, except for liability to which such Issuer Indemnified Party would be subject by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith, gross negligence in the performance of, or grossly negligent or wanton disregard of the obligations of the Issuer hereunder and under the terms of the Indenture.
(c) The Issuer shall reimburse, indemnify, defend and hold harmless each of the Collateral Manager Indemnified Parties from any and all Liabilities, as are incurred in investigating, preparing, pursuing or defending any claim, action, proceeding or investigation (whether or not such Collateral Manager Indemnified Party is a party) caused by, or arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, the Indenture and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the issuance of the Notes, or any acts or omissions of any Collateral Manager Indemnified Parties except those that are the direct result of Collateral Manager Breaches and then only to the extent thereof. Any amounts payable by the Issuer under this Section 13(c) shall be payable only subject to the Priority of Payments set forth in the Indenture and to the extent Collateral are available therefor.
(d) With respect to any claim made or threatened against an Issuer Indemnified Party or a Collateral Manager Indemnified Party (each an “Indemnified Party”), or compulsory process or request or other notice of any Liability served upon an Indemnified Party, for which such Indemnified Party is or may be entitled to indemnification under this Section 13, such Indemnified Party shall (or, with respect to Indemnified Parties that are directors, managers, officers, stockholders, members, managers, agents or employees of the Issuer or the Collateral Manager, the Issuer or the Collateral Manager, as the case may be, shall cause such Indemnified Party to):
(i) give written notice to the indemnifying party of such claim within ten Business Days after such Indemnified Party’s receipt of actual notice that such claim is made or threatened, which notice to the indemnifying party shall specify in reasonable detail the nature of the claim and the amount (or an estimate of the amount) of the claim; provided, however, that the failure of any Indemnified Party to provide such notice to the indemnifying party shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations under this Section 13 unless the rights or defenses available to the indemnifying party are materially prejudiced or otherwise forfeited by reason of such failure;
(ii) at the indemnifying party’s expense, provide the indemnifying party such information and cooperation with respect to such claim as the indemnifying party may reasonably require, including making appropriate personnel available to the indemnifying party at such reasonable times as the indemnifying party may request;
(iii) at the indemnifying party’s expense, cooperate and take all such steps as the indemnifying party may reasonably request to preserve and protect any defense to such claim;
(iv) in the event suit is brought with respect to such claim, upon reasonable prior notice, afford to the indemnifying party the right, which the indemnifying party may exercise in its sole discretion and at its expense, to participate in the investigation, defense and settlement of such claim;
(v) neither incur any material expense to defend against nor release or settle any such claim or make any admission with respect thereto (other than routine or incontestable admissions or factual admissions the failure to make of which would expose such Indemnified Party to unindemnified liability) nor permit a default or consent to the entry of any judgment in respect thereof, in each case without the prior written consent of the indemnifying party; and
(vi) upon reasonable prior notice, afford to the indemnifying party the right, in such party’s sole discretion and at such party’s sole expense, to assume the defense of such claim, including the right to designate counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party and to control all negotiations, litigation, arbitration, settlements, compromises and appeals of such claim; provided that, if the indemnifying party assumes the defense of such claim, it shall not be liable for any fees and expenses of counsel for any Indemnified Party incurred thereafter in connection with such claim except that, if such Indemnified Party reasonably determines that counsel designated by the indemnifying party has a conflict of interest, such indemnifying party shall pay the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) separate from such indemnifying party’s own counsel for all Indemnified Parties in connection with any one action or separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances; and provided, further, that the indemnifying party shall not have the right, without the Indemnified Party’s written consent, to settle any such claim if, in a case where the Issuer is the indemnifying party, the Issuer does not make available (in accordance with the Priority of Payments), in a segregated account available only for this purpose, the full amount required to pay any amounts due from the Indemnified Party under such settlement or, in any case, such settlement (A) arises from or is part of any criminal action, suit or proceeding, (B) contains a stipulation to, confession of judgment with respect to, or admission or acknowledgement of, any liability or wrongdoing on the part of the Indemnified Party, (C) relates to any federal, state or local tax matters or (D) provides for injunctive relief, or other relief other than damages, which is binding on the Indemnified Party.
(e) In the event that any Indemnified Party waives its right to indemnification hereunder, the indemnifying party shall not be entitled to appoint counsel to represent such Indemnified Party nor shall the indemnifying party reimburse such Indemnified Party for any costs of counsel to such Indemnified Party.
(f) Nothing herein shall in any way constitute a waiver or limitation of any rights that the Issuer or the Collateral Manager may have under any United States federal or state securities laws or that the Collateral Manager may have under its management agreement with LFT REIT.
14. Obligations of Collateral Manager. (a) Unless otherwise required by a provision of the Indenture or this Agreement or by applicable law, the Collateral Manager shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that no action is taken by it, and shall not intentionally or with negligent disregard take any action, which the Collateral Manager knows or reasonably should know (i) could reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the Issuer for purposes of Delaware law, United States federal or state law or any other law known to the Collateral Manager to be applicable to the Issuer, (ii) would not be permitted under the Issuer’s Governing Documents, (iii) would require registration of the Issuer or the Collateral as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act, (iv) would cause the Issuer to materially violate the terms of the Indenture or any other agreement, representation or certification contemplated by or provided pursuant to the Indenture, (v) would cause the Issuer to fail to qualify as a Qualified REIT Subsidiary or other disregarded entity of LCMT unless the Issuer has received an opinion of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, Mayer Brown LLP or another nationally recognized tax counsel experienced in such matters that the Issuer will not be treated as an association taxable as a corporation, a “taxable mortgage pool” or a “publicly traded partnership” for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (vi) would have a materially adverse United States federal or state income tax effect on the Issuer or (vii) would result in the Issuer entering into any “reportable transactions” in connection with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service tax shelter rules unless the Collateral Manager notifies the Issuer immediately after entering into any such reportable transactions.
The Collateral Manager shall not take any action that would cause the Issuer to be required to register as or become subject to regulatory supervision or other legal requirements under the laws of any country or political subdivision thereof as a bank, insurance company or finance company. The Collateral Manager shall not take any action that would cause the Issuer to be treated as a bank, insurance company or finance company for purposes of (i) any tax, securities law or other filing or submission made to any governmental authority, (ii) any application made to a rating agency or (iii) qualification for any exemption from tax, securities law or any other legal requirements. The Collateral Manager shall not cause the Issuer to hold itself out to the public as a bank, insurance company or finance company. The Collateral Manager shall not have any liability under this Section 14 for any action taken by the Collateral Manager in good faith in reliance on information provided by the Issuers or the Trustee.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Collateral Manager or any of its Affiliates may take any action that is not specifically prohibited by the Indenture, this Agreement or applicable law that the Collateral Manager or any Affiliate of the Collateral Manager deems to be in its (or in its portfolio’s) best interest regardless of its impact on the Collateral Interests.
15. No Partnership or Joint Venture. The Issuer and the Collateral Manager are not partners or joint venturers with each other, and nothing herein shall be construed to make them such partners or joint venturers or impose any liability as such on either of them. The Collateral Manager’s relation to the Issuer shall be that of an independent contractor and not a general agent. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement and in the Indenture, the Collateral Manager shall not have authority to act for or represent the Issuer in any way and shall not otherwise be deemed to be the Issuer’s agent.
16. Notices. Any notice from a party under this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed and delivered or sent by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or by overnight or second day delivery by a nationally recognized courier, such as FedEx or UPS, to the other party at such address as such other party may designate for the receipt of such notice. Until further notice to the other party, it is agreed that the address of the Issuer for this purpose shall be:
LMNT CRE 2025-FL3, LLC
c/o Capitol Services, Inc.
1675 South State St., Ste B
Dover, DE 19901
with a copy to the Collateral Manager (as addressed below).
The address of the Collateral Manager for this purpose shall be:
Lument Investment Management, LLC
230 Park Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10169
Attention: Greg Calvert
Email: greg.calvert@lument.com
with a copy to:
c/o Lument Investment Management
10 W. Broad Street, 8th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Attention: General Counsel
Email: generalcounsel@lument.com
17. Succession; Assignment. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon the successors to, the parties hereto. Any assignment of this Agreement by operation of law or otherwise to any Person, in whole or in part, by the Collateral Manager shall be deemed null and void unless the Collateral Manager Replacement Conditions are satisfied. Any assignment consented to by the Issuer in accordance with Article 15 of the Indenture shall bind the assignee hereunder in the same manner as the Collateral Manager is bound. In addition, the assignee shall execute and deliver to the Issuer, the Note Administrator and the Trustee a counterpart of this Agreement naming such assignee as Collateral Manager. Upon the execution and delivery of such a counterpart by the assignee, the Collateral Manager shall be released from further obligations pursuant to this Agreement, except with respect to the Collateral Manager’s obligations arising under Section 13 of this Agreement prior to such assignment and except with respect to the Collateral Manager’s obligations under the last sentence of Section 10 and Sections 7 and 12 hereof. This Agreement shall not be assigned by the Issuer without the prior written consent of the Collateral Manager, the Note Administrator and the Trustee (subject to the satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition), except in the case of assignment by the Issuer to (i) an entity that is a successor to the Issuer permitted under the Indenture, in which case such successor organization shall be bound hereunder and by the terms of said assignment in the same manner as the Issuer is bound hereunder and thereunder or (ii) the Trustee as contemplated by the Indenture (and, in connection therewith, the Collateral Manager agrees to be bound by Article 15 of the Indenture). In the event of any assignment by the Issuer, the Issuer shall use its best efforts to cause its successor to execute and deliver to the Collateral Manager such documents as the Collateral Manager shall consider reasonably necessary to effect fully such assignment. The Collateral Manager hereby consents to the assignment and other matters set forth in Article 15 of the Indenture.
18. No Bankruptcy Petition/Limited Recourse. The Collateral Manager covenants and agrees that, prior to the date that is one year and one day (or, if longer, the applicable preference period then in effect and one day) after the payment in full of all Notes issued by the Issuer under the Indenture, the Collateral Manager will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, the Issuer (or any Permitted Subsidiary) any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, winding up or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar law of any jurisdiction; provided, however, that nothing in this provision shall preclude, or be deemed to stop, the Collateral Manager from taking any action prior to the expiration of the aforementioned one year and one day period (or, if longer, the applicable preference period then in effect and one day) in (x) any case or proceeding voluntarily filed or commenced by the Issuer, or (y) any involuntary insolvency proceeding filed or commenced against the Issuer by a Person other than the Collateral Manager. The Collateral Manager hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Issuer’s obligations hereunder will be solely the corporate obligations of the Issuer, and the Collateral Manager will not have recourse to any of the directors, officers, employees, shareholders or Affiliates of the Issuer, or any members of the Advisory Committee, with respect to any claims, losses, damages, liabilities, indemnities or other obligations hereunder or in connection with any transaction contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding any provision hereof, all obligations of the Issuer and any claims arising from this Agreement or any transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in each case from time to time and at any time, shall be limited solely to the Collateral Interests and the other Collateral available at such time and payable in accordance with the Priority of Payments. If payments on any such claims from the Collateral are insufficient, no other assets shall be available for payment of the deficiency and, following liquidation of all the Collateral, all claims against the Issuer and the obligations of the Issuer to pay such deficiencies shall be extinguished and shall not thereafter revive. The Issuer hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Collateral Manager’s obligations hereunder shall be solely the limited liability company obligations of the Collateral Manager, and the Issuer shall not have any recourse to any of the members, managers, directors, officers, employees, shareholders or Affiliates of the Collateral Manager with respect to any claims, losses, damages, liabilities, indemnities or other obligations in connection with any transactions contemplated hereby. The provisions of this Section 18 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever.
19. Rating Agency Information. All information and notices required to be delivered to the Rating Agencies pursuant to this Agreement or requested by the Rating Agencies in connection herewith, shall first be provided in electronic format to the 17g-5 Information Provider in compliance with the terms of the Indenture (who shall post such information to the 17g-5 Website in accordance with Section 14.13 of the Indenture).
Each party hereto, insofar as it may communicate with any Rating Agency pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, each other party to this Agreement, agrees to comply (and to cause each and every sub-servicer, subcontractor, vendor or agent for such Person and each of its officers, directors and employees to comply) with the provisions relating to communications with the Rating Agencies set forth in this Section 19 and shall not deliver to any Rating Agency any report, statement, request or other information relating to the Notes or the Collateral Interests other than in compliance with such provisions.
None of the foregoing restrictions in this Section 19 prohibit or restrict oral or written communications, or providing information, between the Collateral Manager, on the one hand, and any Rating Agency, on the other hand, with regard to (i) such Rating Agency’s review of the ratings, if any, it assigns to such party, (ii) such Rating Agency’s approval, if any, of such party as a commercial mortgage master, special or primary servicer or (iii) such Rating Agency’s evaluation of such party’s servicing operations in general; provided, however, that such party shall not provide any information relating to the Notes or the Collateral Interests to any Rating Agency in connection with any such review and evaluation by such Rating Agency unless (x) borrower, property or deal specific identifiers are redacted; or (y) such information has already been provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider and has been uploaded onto the 17g-5 Website.
20. Miscellaneous. (a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. With respect to any suit, action or proceedings relating to this Agreement (“Proceedings”), each party irrevocably (i) submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and the United States District Court located in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City and (ii) waives any objection that such party may have at any time to the laying of venue of any Proceedings brought in any such court, waives any claim that such Proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum and further waives the right to object, with respect to such Proceedings, that such court does not have any jurisdiction over such party. Nothing in this Agreement precludes either party from bringing Proceedings in any other jurisdiction, nor shall the bringing of Proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions preclude the bringing of Proceedings in any other jurisdiction. The Collateral Manager irrevocably consents to the service of any and all process in any action or proceeding by the mailing or delivery of copies of such process in accordance with Section 16 above to the Collateral Manager at the office of the Collateral Manager, 230 Park Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10169, Attention: General Counsel, Email: generalcounsel@lument.com, or such other address as the Collateral Manager may advise the Issuer in writing. The Issuer consents to the service of any and all process in any action or proceeding by the mailing or delivery of copies of such process to Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, Delaware 19808 (and any successor entity), as its authorized agent to receive and forward on its behalf service of any and all process which may be served in any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court and agrees that service of process upon Corporation Service Company shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit, action or proceeding and shall be taken and held to be valid personal service upon it. Each party 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.
EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(b) The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience only and in no way define or limit any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect.
(c) In the event any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provision hereof.
(d) This Agreement (including Exhibit A attached hereto) may be modified without the prior written consent of the Trustee or Noteholders to correct any inconsistency or cure any ambiguity or mistake or to provide for any other modification that does not materially and adversely affect the rights of any Noteholder. Any other amendment of this Agreement (including Exhibit A attached hereto) shall require the prior written consent of a Majority of each Class of Notes that would be materially and adversely affected by such proposed amendment.
(e) This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding and agreement between the parties hereto and supersedes all other prior and contemporaneous understandings and agreements, whether written or oral, between the parties hereto concerning this subject matter (other than the Indenture).
(f) The Collateral Manager hereby agrees and consents to the terms of Section 15.1(f) of the Indenture applicable to the Collateral Manager and shall perform any provisions of the Indenture made applicable to the Collateral Manager by the Indenture as required by Section 15.1(f) of the Indenture. The Collateral Manager agrees that all of the representations, covenants and agreements made by the Collateral Manager herein are also for the benefit of the Trustee, the Note Administrator and the Noteholders.
(g) This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument, and the words “executed,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import as used above and elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other certificate, agreement or document related to this transaction shall include, in addition to manually executed signatures, images of manually executed signatures transmitted by facsimile or other electronic format (including, without limitation, “pdf”) and other electronic signatures (including, without limitation, any electronic sound, symbol, or process, attached to or logically associated with a contract or other record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record). The use of electronic signatures and electronic records (including, without limitation, any contract or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means) shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act and any other applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or the Uniform Commercial Code.
(h) The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “but not limited to.”
(i) Subject to the last sentence of the penultimate paragraph of Section 1 hereof, in the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Indenture, including with respect to the obligations of the Collateral Manager hereunder and thereunder, the terms of this Agreement shall be controlling.
(j) No failure or delay on the part of any party hereto to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, and no waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by the party granting such waiver.
(k) This Agreement is made solely for the benefit of the Issuer, the Collateral Manager, the Note Administrator and the Trustee, on behalf of the Noteholders, their successors and assigns, and no other person shall have any right, benefit or interest under or because of this Agreement.
(l) The Collateral Manager hereby irrevocably waives any rights it may have to set off against the Collateral.
(m) No Noteholder is a third party beneficiary under this Agreement for any purpose or has any independent rights hereunder.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective authorized representatives as of the day and year first above written.
| LMNT CRE 2025-FL3, LLC, as Issuer | ||
| By: | /s/James A. Briggs | |
| Name: James A. Briggs | ||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
| LUMENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC, as Collateral Manager | ||
| By: | /s/Travis Krueger | |
| Name: Travis Krueger | ||
| Title: Chief Operating Officer | ||
EXHIBIT A
Advisory Committee Guidelines
| 1. | General. |
If, at any time after and excluding the Closing Date, the Collateral Manager desires to direct a Restricted Transaction, before effecting such trade, it shall first present such Restricted Transaction to the Advisory Committee for (1) review and prior approval and (2) a determination by the Advisory Committee that (i) such Restricted Transaction is on terms substantially as favorable to the Issuer as would be the case if such transaction were not a Restricted Transaction and (ii) the purchase price in respect of any Collateral Interest acquired by the Issuer pursuant to such trade is equal to the fair market value of such Collateral Interest.
| 2. | Composition of the Advisory Committee. |
The Advisory Committee must be comprised of at least one person (which may be an individual or an entity), who is not an Affiliate of the Collateral Manager (each such person, an “Independent Member”).
The Advisory Committee also may have one or more members appointed by the Collateral Manager and employed by the Collateral Manager or an Affiliate thereof (each such person, an “Affiliated Member”).
| 3. | Requisite Experience. |
Each member of the Advisory Committee must at the time of appointment and at all relevant times thereafter have Requisite Experience.
The Collateral Manager and the Issuer will have the right to accept a representation and warranty from a member regarding its Requisite Experience, in the absence of actual knowledge by a responsible officer of the Collateral Manager to the contrary.
“Requisite Experience” means experience as a sophisticated investor, including, without limitation, in fixed income investing (directly and/or through investment vehicles) and/or substantial experience and knowledge in and of the commercial real estate loan market and related investment arenas, such that the relevant Advisory Committee member believes that it is capable of determining whether or not to participate in Advisory Committee decisions on the basis of the provisions described herein. Such person need not be a professional loan investor or loan originator.
| 4. | Appointment of Initial Members of the Advisory Committee. |
Initially, the Advisory Committee will consist of 3 members, the independent member of which will be Donald Puglisi, and the other two members will be James Flynn and Greg Calvert, each a representative of the Collateral Manager.
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| 5. | Removal of Independent Members of the Advisory Committee; Replacement of Independent Members of the Advisory Committee. |
A Majority of the Controlling Class (excluding any Notes held by the Collateral Manager, any of its Affiliates or any funds (other than the Issuer) managed by the Collateral Manager or its Affiliates) shall have the right to remove any member of the Advisory Committee.
Any replacement Independent Member shall be selected by the Collateral Manager and must be approved by a Majority of the Controlling Class.
Any replacement Affiliated Member shall be appointed by the Collateral Manager.
The Collateral Manager will have the right to remove an Independent Member for “cause,” but such removal will be subject to the appointment of a successor Independent Member. For this purpose, “cause” will be defined narrowly (in an agreement to be entered into among each member of the Advisory Committee, the Collateral Manager and the Issuer) to mean failure to comply with the terms governing the Advisory Committee, subject to any applicable grace and cure periods.
The Collateral Manager will have the right to remove any Affiliated Member at any time and in its sole discretion (with or without cause), and such removal will not be subject to the appointment of any successor Affiliated Member.
| 6. | Term; Resignation of Members of the Advisory Committee. |
Each member of the Advisory Committee will serve until it resigns, dies or is removed or until all of the Collateral Interests have been sold and the lien of the Indenture in respect thereto has been released, in each case as more particularly described in an agreement to be entered into between each member of the Advisory Committee and the Issuer.
Each member of the Advisory Committee will have the right to resign without penalty at any time, and such resignation will not be subject to the appointment of a replacement member.
| 7. | Approval Process. |
If the Collateral Manager wants the Issuer to consider a Restricted Transaction, the Collateral Manager will give notice of the proposed Restricted Transaction to the members of the Advisory Committee. The notice will contain the request by the Collateral Manager for the Advisory Committee’s consent to the Restricted Transaction. The notice will be accompanied by:
| ● | an investment memorandum; and |
| ● | an underwriting analysis, in form and substance as the Collateral Manager or its affiliates would use in connection with its underwriting and approval of a loan similar to the Collateral Interests, including any analysis, reports or documents delivered to the related credit committee (the “Review Materials”). |
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The investment memorandum (a) will be a reasonably detailed (anticipated to be approximately two pages) description of the proposed investment, the issuer thereof and related information and (b) will include information about the identity of any Affiliated Person involved in the proposed investment and the capacity in which it will be acting and a narrative about why, in the judgment of the Collateral Manager, the investment is appropriate to be purchased or sold by the Issuer, as the case may be. The notice will contain the Collateral Manager’s offer to provide additional information as requested to the Advisory Committee.
| 8. | Unanimous Written Consent. |
Regardless of the composition of the Advisory Committee, each Restricted Transaction must be approved in writing by each member of the Advisory Committee.
The Advisory Committee will have no less than 10 Business Days after receipt of the Review Materials and any other information requested by the Advisory Committee to review such Restricted Transaction.
The members of the Advisory Committee are under no obligation to consent to a Restricted Transaction.
| ● | If all of the members of the Advisory Committee approve a Restricted Transaction in writing, the Issuer will effect it at the option of the Collateral Manager. |
| ● | If the members of the Advisory Committee notify the Collateral Manager that the Advisory Committee will not approve the Restricted Transaction, the Issuer will not effect the Restricted Transaction. |
If at any time the Advisory Committee does not have at least one Independent Member or any member does not have Requisite Experience, the Collateral Manager will not be permitted to use the Advisory Committee to approve any Restricted Transaction.
| 9. | Indemnification; Compensation. |
Each Independent Member shall receive arm’s length compensation by the Issuer for serving on the Advisory Committee as agreed between such member and the Issuer. Any such payment shall be payable by the Issuer as part of its expenses in accordance with the Priority of Payments (or, in the case of any amounts due on the Closing Date, from the gross proceeds of the sale of the Notes).
Pursuant to an agreement to be entered into between each member of the Advisory Committee and the Issuer, each member of the Advisory Committee will be entitled to indemnification from the Issuer and broad exculpation provisions, i.e., no liability except for such member’s willful misconduct or fraud.
| 10. | Amendment. |
These Advisory Committee Guidelines may not be amended without the prior written consent of the Independent Member.
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Exhibit 10.3
SERVICING AGREEMENT
dated as of December 10, 2025
by and among
LMNT CRE 2025-FL3, LLC,
as Issuer
LUMENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC,
as Collateral Manager
LUMENT REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC,
as Servicer
LUMENT REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC,
as Special Servicer
LUMENT COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
as Advancing Agent
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
and
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Note Administrator
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
| ARTICLE I | ||
| DEFINITIONS | ||
| Section 1.01 | Defined Terms | 1 |
| ARTICLE II | ||
| RETENTION AND AUTHORITY OF SERVICER | ||
| Section 2.01 | Engagement; Servicing Standard | 24 |
| Section 2.02 | Subservicing | 27 |
| Section 2.03 | Authority of the Servicer or the Special Servicer | 28 |
| Section 2.04 | Certain Calculations | 29 |
| ARTICLE III | ||
| SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED | ||
| Section 3.01 | Servicing; Special Servicing | 30 |
| Section 3.02 | Escrow Accounts; Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items | 33 |
| Section 3.03 | Collection Account and Participated Loan Collection Account | 34 |
| Section 3.04 | Permitted Investments | 37 |
| Section 3.05 | Maintenance of Insurance Policies | 38 |
| Section 3.06 | Delivery and Possession of Servicing Files | 39 |
| Section 3.07 | Inspections; Financial Statements | 39 |
| Section 3.08 | Exercise of Remedies upon Commercial Real Estate Loan Defaults | 40 |
| Section 3.09 | Enforcement of Due-On-Sale Clauses; Due-On-Encumbrance Clauses; Assumption Agreements; Defeasance Provisions | 41 |
| Section 3.10 | Appraisals; Realization upon Defaulted Collateral Interests | 43 |
| Section 3.11 | Annual Statement as to Compliance | 47 |
| Section 3.12 | Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report | 47 |
| Section 3.13 | Title and Management of REO Properties and REO Accounts | 47 |
| Section 3.14 | Cash Collateral Accounts | 49 |
| Section 3.15 | Modification, Waiver, Amendment and Consents | 50 |
| Section 3.16 | Transfer of Servicing Between Servicer and Special Servicer; Record Keeping; Asset Status Report | 53 |
| Section 3.17 | [Reserved] | 56 |
| Section 3.18 | Sale of Collateral Interests Pursuant to Indenture; Auction Call Redemption | 56 |
| Section 3.19 | Repurchase Requests | 58 |
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| Section 3.20 | Investor Q&A Forum and Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Servicer Document Request Tool | 59 |
| Section 3.21 | Duties under Indenture; Miscellaneous | 59 |
| Section 3.22 | [Reserved] | 60 |
| Section 3.24 | Certain Matters Related to the Participated Loans | 60 |
| Section 3.25 | Ongoing Future Advance Estimates | 62 |
| ARTICLE IV | ||
| STATEMENTS AND REPORTS | ||
| Section 4.01 | Reporting by the Servicer and the Special Servicer | 64 |
| Section 4.02 | Cooperation with EU/UK Reporting Administrator | 66 |
| ARTICLE V | ||
| SERVICER AND SPECIAL SERVICER COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES | ||
| Section 5.01 | Servicing Compensation | 68 |
| Section 5.02 | Servicing Advances; Servicer Expenses | 69 |
| Section 5.03 | Special Servicing Compensation | 72 |
| ARTICLE VI | ||
| THE SERVICER AND THE ISSUER | ||
| Section 6.01 | No Assignment; Merger or Consolidation | 74 |
| Section 6.02 | Liability and Indemnification | 74 |
| Section 6.03 | Eligibility; Successor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer | 76 |
| ARTICLE VII | ||
| REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; TERMINATION EVENTS | ||
| Section 7.01 | Representations and Warranties | 77 |
| Section 7.02 | Servicer Termination Event | 83 |
| Section 7.03 | Termination of the Special Servicer | 85 |
| Section 7.04 | [Reserved] | 85 |
| Section 7.05 | [Reserved] | 86 |
| Section 7.06 | Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor | 86 |
| Section 7.07 | [Reserved] | 86 |
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| ARTICLE VIII | ||
| TERMINATION; TRANSFER OF COLLATERAL INTERESTS | ||
| Section 8.01 | Termination of Agreement | 87 |
| Section 8.02 | Transfer of Collateral Interests | 87 |
| ARTICLE IX | ||
| MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS | ||
| Section 9.01 | Amendment; Waiver | 88 |
| Section 9.02 | Governing Law | 89 |
| Section 9.03 | Notices | 89 |
| Section 9.04 | Severability of Provisions | 92 |
| Section 9.05 | Inspection and Audit Rights | 92 |
| Section 9.06 | Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial | 92 |
| Section 9.07 | [Reserved] | 93 |
| Section 9.08 | Binding Effect; No Partnership; Counterparts | 93 |
| Section 9.09 | Protection of Confidential Information | 93 |
| Section 9.10 | General Interpretive Principles | 93 |
| Section 9.11 | Further Agreements | 94 |
| Section 9.12 | Rating Agency Notices | 94 |
| Section 9.13 | Limited Recourse and Non-Petition | 96 |
| Section 9.14 | Capacity of Trustee and Note Administrator | 96 |
| EXHIBIT A | Collateral Interest Schedule |
| EXHIBIT B | Applicable Servicing Criteria in Item 1122 of Regulation AB |
| EXHIBIT C | [Reserved] |
| EXHIBIT D | Form of Special Servicer’s Two Quarter Future Advance Estimate |
| EXHIBIT E | Form of Future Funding Monthly Report |
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THIS SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of December 10, 2025, is by and among LMNT CRE 2025-FL3, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Issuer”), LUMENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Collateral Manager”), LUMENT REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC, as servicer (in such capacity, the “Servicer”) and as special servicer (in such capacity, the “Special Servicer”), LUMENT COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST, as advancing agent (the “Advancing Agent”), WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as note administrator (the “Note Administrator”).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
The Issuer desires to engage the Collateral Manager, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Advancing Agent, the Trustee and the Note Administrator, and the Collateral Manager, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Advancing Agent, the Trustee and the Note Administrator, desire to accept the Issuer’s engagement, to perform their respective duties with respect to the Commercial Real Estate Loans in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
This Agreement shall become effective with respect to each Commercial Real Estate Loan upon the related Servicing Transfer Date.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals in this Preliminary Statement which are made a contractual part hereof, and of the mutual promises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Defined Terms. Any capitalized term used herein without definition shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Indenture. In addition, whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:
“15Ga-1 Notice”: As defined in Section 3.19.
“17g-5 Information Provider”: As defined in the Indenture.
“17g-5 Website”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Accounts”: The Escrow Accounts, the Collection Account, the Participated Loan Collection Account, the REO Accounts and the Cash Collateral Accounts.
“Additional Servicing Compensation”: (i) With respect to the Servicer, the amounts set forth in Section 5.01(b) as Additional Servicing Compensation payable to the Servicer, (ii) with respect to the Special Servicer, the amounts set forth in Section 5.03(c) as Additional Servicing Compensation payable to the Special Servicer and (iii) if the context does not specify, the amounts set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above.
“Administrative Modification”: Any modification, waiver or amendment directed by the Collateral Manager that relates exclusively to (i) with respect to any Serviced Loan, (a) Loan-Level Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes or (b) the exercise of any rights of the lender under the Asset Documents to convert the applicable interest rate index (and related spread) for such Commercial Real Estate Loan to a replacement index that the Collateral Manager determines, in its sole discretion, may be appropriate to reduce or eliminate a mismatch between the applicable interest rate index and the Benchmark on the Notes and (ii) with respect to any Serviced Loan that is not, and is not related to, a Credit Risk Collateral Interest, Specially Serviced Loan or Defaulted Loan, (a) exit fees, extension fees, prepayment fees or yield or spread maintenance provisions, (b) financial covenants (including in connection with extensions and cash management requirements) relating to debt yield, debt service coverage or loan-to-value requirements, (c) reserve account purposes, minimum balance amounts, release conditions or other reserve requirements (other than for taxes or insurance), including requirements to fund reserves in connection with extensions, (d) waivers or reductions of a benchmark floor (which reductions may not be to floor rates below zero) or waivers, reductions or deferrals of interest rate step-ups, provided (in each case) that after giving effect to such waiver, reduction or deferral, the Note Protection Tests are satisfied, (e) the timing of, or conditions to, the funding of any Future Funding Participation, (f) modifications or waivers of repair and maintenance completion dates, (g) conditions precedent to extending the term of the Commercial Real Estate Loan or (h) a one-time extension of the maturity date for up to 90 days in the event the related borrower is diligently seeking a refinancing commitment or a sale of the related Mortgaged Property; in each case, notwithstanding that any such modification, waiver or amendment referred to in this definition may have the effect of delaying or deferring principal payments that would otherwise occur on the Commercial Real Estate Loan prior to its fully extended maturity date.
“Advance Rate”: A per annum rate equal to the “Prime Rate” (as published from time to time in the “Money Rates” section of The Wall Street Journal).
“Advancing Agent”: Lument Commercial Mortgage Trust, or its successors or assigns pursuant to the Indenture.
“Affiliate”: With respect to any specified Person, any other Person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” means the power to direct the management and policies of a Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing; provided that none of the directors of the Issuer appointed thereby shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Issuer.
“Aggregate Outstanding Amount”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Agreement”: This Servicing Agreement, as the same may be modified, supplemented or amended from time to time.
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“Anticipated Takeout Evidence”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Appraisal”: An appraisal prepared by an Appraiser and certified by such Appraiser as having been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice of the Appraisal Institute and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice of the Appraisal Foundation, as well as FIRREA.
“Appraisal Reduction Amount”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Appraisal Reduction Event”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Appraiser”: An Independent appraiser, selected by the Special Servicer with the prior consent of the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer), which is a member in good standing of the Appraisal Institute, and is certified or licensed in the state in which the relevant related Mortgaged Property is located, and that has a minimum of five (5) years of experience in the appraisal of comparable properties.
“Asset Documents”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Asset Status Report”: As defined in Section 3.16(f).
“Auction”: As defined in the Section 3.18(b).
“Auction Call Redemption”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Auction Payment Date”: As defined in the Section 3.18(b).
“Balloon Loan”: Any Commercial Real Estate Loan that requires a payment of principal on the maturity date in excess of its constant Monthly Payment.
“Balloon Payment”: With respect to each Balloon Loan, the scheduled payment of principal due on the maturity date (less principal included in the applicable amortization schedule or scheduled Monthly Payment).
“Benchmark”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Benchmark Replacement”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Business Day”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Cash”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Cash Collateral”: As defined in Section 3.14.
“Cash Collateral Account”: As defined in Section 3.14.
“Class”: As defined in the Indenture.
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“Class H Notes”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Closing Date”: December 10, 2025.
“Closing Date Collateral Interests”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Code”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Collateral”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Collateral Interest File”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Collateral Interest Schedule”: A schedule of the Collateral Interests beneficially owned by the Issuer which sets forth information with respect to such Collateral Interests and which may be amended from time to time by the parties hereto (without the consent or approval of any other Person) to add or delete Collateral Interests therefrom. An initial Collateral Interest Schedule shall be attached as Exhibit A hereto.
“Collateral Interests”: The Closing Date Collateral Interests and each of the other Whole Loans and Participations acquired by the Issuer from time to time.
“Collateral Management Agreement”: The Collateral Management Agreement, dated December 10, 2025, between the Issuer and the Collateral Manager.
“Collateral Manager”: Lument Investment Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Collateral Manager under the Collateral Management Agreement, and any successor Collateral Manager appointed pursuant to the Collateral Management Agreement.
“Collection Account”: As defined in Section 3.03 hereof.
“Commercial Real Estate Loan”: Any Whole Loan or Participated Loan, as applicable and as the context may require.
“Committed Warehouse Line”: A warehouse facility, repurchase facility or other similar financing facility pursuant to which the related lender has approved advances (at a 60% or greater advance rate) to fund future advance requirements under the Future Funding Participations, subject only to the satisfaction of general conditions precedent in the related facility documents.
“Companion Participation”: With respect to each Participation, any companion participation interest in the related Participated Loan that will not be held by the Issuer unless such Companion Participation is later acquired, in whole or in part, by the Issuer pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture.
“Companion Participation Holder”: The holder of any Funded Companion Participation or Future Funding Participation.
“Companion Participation Holder Register”: As defined in Section 3.24(b).
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“Controlling Class:”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Corrected Commercial Real Estate Loan”: Any Specially Serviced Loan that has become current and remained current for three (3) consecutive Monthly Payments (for such purposes taking into account any modification or amendment of such Commercial Real Estate Loan, whether by a consensual modification or in connection with a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding involving the Obligor), and (provided, that no additional default is foreseeable in the reasonable judgment of the Special Servicer and no other event or circumstance exists that causes such Commercial Real Estate Loan to otherwise constitute a Specially Serviced Loan) the servicing of which the Special Servicer has returned to the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.16(b).
“Credit Risk Collateral Interest”: As defined in the Indenture.
“CREFC®”: CRE Finance Council, formerly known as Commercial Mortgage Securities Association, or any association or organization that is a successor thereto.
“CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report”: The report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Comparative Financial Status Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other final form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be promulgated as recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage-backed securities transactions generally; provided that, to the extent that such other form contemplates such additional information, such other form must be reasonably acceptable to the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Note Administrator.
“CREFC® Investor Reporting Packet”: The reporting packet substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “CREFC® Investor Reporting Packet” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other final form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be promulgated as recommended by CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally; provided that, to the extent that such other form contemplates such additional information, such other form must be reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.
“CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File”: The monthly data file substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan Periodic Update File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other final form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage-backed securities transactions generally; provided that, to the extent that such other form contemplates such additional information, such other form must be reasonably acceptable to the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Note Administrator. Notwithstanding any provision hereof, neither the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File, nor any other report or accounting prepared or performed by the Servicer, is required to include any allocation among the Collateral Interests of the fee payable to the Note Administrator or the fee payable to the Trustee.
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“CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet”: An annual report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “NOI Adjustment Worksheet” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other final form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be promulgated as recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage-backed securities transactions generally; provided that, to the extent that such other form contemplates such additional information, such other form must be reasonably acceptable to the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Note Administrator.
“CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report”: The report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Operating Statement Analysis Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website or in such other final form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be promulgated as recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage-backed securities transactions generally; provided that, to the extent that such other form contemplates such additional information, such other form must be reasonably acceptable to the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Note Administrator.
“CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File”: The report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other final form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be promulgated as recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally; provided that, to the extent that such other form contemplates such additional information, such other form must be reasonably acceptable to the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Note Administrator.
“CREFC® Website”: The website located at “www.crefc.org” or such other primary website as CREFC® may establish for dissemination of its report forms.
“Criteria-Based Modification”: With respect to any Commercial Real Estate Loan other than a Commercial Real Estate Loan that is, or is related to, a Credit Risk Collateral Interest, Specially Serviced Loan or Defaulted Loan, a modification, waiver or amendment directed by the Collateral Manager that would result in (i) a change in interest rate (other than as an Administrative Modification), (ii) a delay in the required timing of any payment of principal, (iii) an increase in the principal balance of such Commercial Real Estate Loan that will be allocated solely to the related Companion Participation, (iv) the indirect owners of the related borrower incurring additional indebtedness in the form of a mezzanine loan or preferred equity or (v) a change of maturity date or extended maturity date of such Commercial Real Estate Loan.
“Criteria-Based Modification Conditions”: A Criteria-Based Modification will be permitted only if, immediately after giving effect to a Criteria-Based Modification, the following conditions are satisfied: (i) not more than eight (8) Criteria-Based Modifications have been effectuated after the Reinvestment Period; (ii) the Acquisition Criteria are satisfied; (iii) the related Collateral Interest complies with the Eligibility Criteria (for this purpose, assuming the related Collateral Interest was treated as a Reinvestment Collateral Interest acquired on the date of the modification), as adjusted by the EC Modification Adjustments; and (iv) an Updated Appraisal is obtained with respect to the Collateral Interest (if an appraisal was not otherwise already obtained in connection with such modification); provided that multiple simultaneous modifications to a single Collateral Interest will be treated as a single Criteria-Based Modification.
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“Custodian”: Computershare Trust Company, National Association, a national banking association, appointed as Custodian under the Indenture, or its successor under the Indenture (including any affiliates or agents, as applicable, utilized by it).
“Defaulted Collateral Interest”: Any Collateral Interest for which the related Commercial Real Estate Loan is a Defaulted Loan.
“Defaulted Loan”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Delayed Acquisition Collateral Interest”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Directly Operate”: With respect to any REO Property, the furnishing or rendering of services to the tenants thereof that are not customarily provided to tenants in connection with the rental of space “for occupancy only” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.512(b)-1(c)(5), the management or operation of such REO Property, the holding of such REO Property primarily for sale to customers, the use of such REO Property in a trade or business conducted by the Issuer or the performance of any construction work on the REO Property (other than the completion of a building or improvement, where more than 10% of the construction of such building or improvement was completed before default became imminent), other than through an Independent Contractor; provided, however, that an REO Property shall not be considered to be Directly Operated solely because the Trustee (or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) establishes rental terms, chooses tenants, enters into or renews leases, deals with taxes and insurance or makes decisions as to repairs or capital expenditures with respect to such REO Property or takes other actions consistent with Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-4(b)(5)(ii).
“EC Modification Adjustments”: With respect to any Criteria-Based Modification, adjustments to the Eligibility Criteria having the effects of (i) if such Criteria-Based Modification does not involve the indirect owners of the related borrower incurring additional indebtedness in the form of a mezzanine loan or preferred equity or an increase in principal of the related Commercial Real Estate Loan, no requirement to obtain a No Downgrade Confirmation from Fitch and KBRA, (ii) clauses (vii), (xviii), (xxv) and (xxxii) of the Eligibility Criteria not being applicable, and (iii) references in clauses (v), (vi), (xiv), (xxvii), (xxviii), (xxix) and (xxxi) to “acquisition” or “acquired” being deemed to instead be references to “modification” or “modified.”
“Eligibility Criteria”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Eligible Account”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Eligible Bidders”: As defined in Section 3.18(b).
“Eligible Investments”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Escrow Account”: As defined in Section 3.02.
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“Escrow Payment”: Any amounts received by the Servicer or Special Servicer for the account of an Obligor for application toward the payment of taxes, insurance premiums, assessments, ground rents, deferred maintenance, environmental remediation, rehabilitation costs, capital expenditures, lease-up expenses and similar items in respect of the related Mortgaged Property.
“EU Securitization Regulation”: As defined in the Indenture.
“EU Transparency ITS”: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1225.
“EU Transparency Requirements”: As defined in the Indenture.
“EU Transparency RTS”: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1224.
“EU/UK Reporting Administration Agreement”: As defined in the Indenture.
“EU/UK Reporting Administrator”: As defined in the Indenture.
“EU/UK Retention Holder”: As defined in the Indenture.
“EU/UK Securitization Regulations”: As defined in the Indenture.
“EU/UK Transparency Requirements”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Event of Default”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Failed Auction”: As defined in Section 3.18(b).
“FIRREA”: The Financial Institution Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended.
“Fitch”: Fitch Ratings, Inc., or its successor in interest.
“Funded Companion Participation”: With respect to each Collateral Interest that is a Participation, each fully funded pari passu or junior participation interest or promissory note in the related Participated Loan that (unless later acquired, in whole or in part, by the Issuer pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture) is not an asset of the Issuer and is not part of the Collateral.
“Funded Participation Interest”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Future Funding Account Control Agreement”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Future Funding Agreement”: The Future Funding Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2025, by and among the Future Funding Indemnitor, as future funding indemnitor, LCMT, as pledgor, the Trustee, as trustee on behalf of the Noteholders, as secured party, and the Note Administrator, as note administrator and as securities intermediary as the same may be amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time.
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“Future Funding Indemnitor”: Lument Real Estate Capital Holdings, LLC, and its successors in interest.
“Future Funding Participation”: With respect to each Collateral Interest that is a Funded Participation Interest, the related future funding companion participation interest, which (unless it is acquired after the Closing Date in accordance with the terms of the Indenture) is not owned by the Issuer and is not part of the Collateral.
“Future Funding Reserve Account”: The account required to be maintained by LCMT pursuant to the Future Funding Agreement.
“Holder”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Indenture”: The Indenture, dated as of December 10, 2025, among the Issuer, the Advancing Agent, the Trustee, the Note Administrator and the Custodian.
“Independent”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Independent Contractor”: Any Person that would be an “Independent Contractor” with respect to LCMT (or any subsequent REIT) within the meaning of Section 856(d)(3) of the Code.
“Inquiry”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds”: All proceeds paid under any Insurance Policy or in connection with the full or partial condemnation of a Mortgaged Property, as applicable, in either case, to the extent such proceeds are not applied to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property, as applicable, or released to the Obligor or any tenants or ground lessors, in either case, in accordance with the Servicing Standard.
“Insurance Policy”: With respect to any Commercial Real Estate Loan, any hazard insurance policy, flood insurance policy, title insurance policy or other insurance policy that is maintained from time to time in respect of such Commercial Real Estate Loan or the related Mortgaged Property, as applicable.
“Investor Q&A Forum”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Investor Report”: A report prepared (a) on the template set out in Annex XII to the EU Transparency ITS, containing such information as is required by Article 7(1)(e) of the EU Securitization Regulation and Annex XII to the EU Transparency RTS, (b) on the template set out in Annex XII to Chapter 6 of PRASR, containing such information as is required by Article 7(1)(e) of Chapter 2 of PRASR and Annex XII to Chapter 5 of PRASR, and (c) on the template set out in SECN 12 Annex 12R, containing such information as is required by SECN 6.2.1R(5) and SECN 11 Annex 12R.
“Issuer”: As defined in the preamble hereto.
“KBRA”: Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC, or its successor in interest.
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“Largest One Quarter Future Advance Estimate”: As of any date of determination, an estimate of the largest aggregate amount of future advances that will be required to be made under the Future Funding Participations held by the Future Funding Holder, LCMT or an Affiliate of either during any calendar quarter, subject to the same exclusions as the calculation of the Two Quarter Future Advance Estimate.
“LCMT”: Lument Commercial Mortgage Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust.
“Liquidation Event”: An REO Property (and the related REO Loan) or a Commercial Real Estate Loan is liquidated for a full or discounted amount and the Special Servicer has determined that all amounts which it expects to recover from or on account of such Commercial Real Estate Loan or REO Property, as applicable, have been recovered.
“Liquidation Fee”: A fee payable to the Special Servicer with respect to each Specially Serviced Loan or related REO Property, as applicable, as to which the Special Servicer receives a full or discounted payoff (or an unscheduled partial payment to the extent such prepayment is required by the Special Servicer as a condition to a workout) with respect thereto from the related Obligor or any Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds with respect to the related Commercial Real Estate Loan or REO Property, as applicable (in any case, other than amounts for which a Workout Fee has been paid, or will be payable), equal to the product of the Liquidation Fee Rate and the proceeds of such full or discounted payoff or other partial payment or the Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds related to such liquidated Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property, as applicable, as the case may be; provided, however, that no Liquidation Fee shall be payable with respect to any event described in clause (iii) of the definition of “Liquidation Proceeds” or clause (iv) of the definition of “Liquidation Proceeds” if such repurchase occurs within the time parameters (including any applicable extension period) set forth in the Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement.
“Liquidation Fee Rate”: With respect to each Specially Serviced Loan, a rate equal to 0.50%.
“Liquidation Proceeds”: Cash amounts received by or paid to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in connection with: (i) the liquidation (including a payment in full) of a Mortgaged Property or other collateral constituting security for a Defaulted Loan, through a trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale, sale of a REO Property or otherwise, exclusive of any portion thereof required to be released to the related Obligor in accordance with applicable law and the terms and conditions of the related Asset Documents; (ii) the realization upon any deficiency judgment obtained against an Obligor; (iii)(A) the purchase of a Defaulted Collateral Interest or Credit Risk Collateral Interest by the Collateral Manager pursuant to Section 12.1(b) of the Indenture; (B) the sale of Collateral Interests pursuant to Section 12.1(c) of the Indenture, or (C) any other sale of a Commercial Real Estate Loan pursuant to Section 12.1 of the Indenture; (iv) the repurchase of a Collateral Interest by the applicable Seller pursuant to the related Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement; or (v) the purchase of a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property by any lender pursuant to any purchase option set forth in the related intercreditor, co-lender or participation agreement.
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“Loan-Level Benchmark Replacement”: With respect to any Serviced Loan, the alternate, substitute, successor or replacement index designated by the Collateral Manager upon the occurrence of a Loan-Level Benchmark Transition Event pursuant to the applicable Asset Documents, which, if not in violation of the terms of the applicable Asset Documents, shall be the Benchmark Replacement.
“Loan-Level Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes”: With respect to any Commercial Real Estate Loan, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including, but not limited to, changes to the definition of “interest accrual period” under the applicable Asset Documents setting an applicable determination date for the Loan-Level Benchmark Replacement, reference time, the timing and frequency of determining rates, the method for determining the Loan-Level Benchmark Replacement and other administrative matters) that the Collateral Manager determines, in its sole discretion, may be appropriate to reflect the adoption of a Loan-Level Benchmark Replacement or to eliminate a mismatch between the Benchmark Replacement and the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment on the Notes and the Loan-Level Benchmark Replacement and the spread adjustment (if any) applicable to such Commercial Real Estate Loan.
“Loan-Level Benchmark Transition Event”: As defined in Section 3.15(i).
“Loan Documents”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Loan Report”: A report, prepared (a) on the template set out in Annex III to the EU Transparency ITS, containing such information as is required by Article 7(1)(a) of the EU Securitization Regulation and Annex III to the EU Transparency RTS, (b) on the template set out in Annex III to Chapter 6 of PRASR, containing such information as is required by Article 7(1)(a) of Chapter 2 of PRASR and Annex III to Chapter 5 of PRASR, and (c) on the template set out in SECN 12 Annex 3R, containing such information as is required by SECN 6.2.1R(1) and SECN 11 Annex 3R.
“Lument Structured Finance”: Lument Structured Finance, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Major Decisions”: Any of the following:
(a) any modification of, or waiver with respect to, a Collateral Interest or underlying Commercial Real Estate Loan that would result in the extension of the maturity date or extended maturity date thereof, a reduction in the interest rate borne thereby or the monthly debt service payment or prepayment, if any, payable thereon or a deferral or a forgiveness of interest on or principal of the Collateral Interest or underlying Commercial Real Estate Loan or a modification or waiver of any other monetary term of the Collateral Interest or the underlying Commercial Real Estate Loan relating to the timing or amount of any payment of principal or interest (other than default interest) or any other material sums due and payable under the Commercial Real Estate Loan or underlying Asset Documents or a modification or waiver of any provision of the Commercial Real Estate Loan that restricts the Obligor or its equity owners from incurring additional indebtedness; (b) any modification of, or waiver with respect to, a Collateral Interest or underlying Commercial Real Estate Loan that would result in a discounted pay-off of the Commercial Real Estate Loan;
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(c) any foreclosure upon or comparable conversion of the ownership of a Mortgaged Property or any acquisition of a Mortgaged Property by deed-in-lieu of foreclosure;
(d) any sale of a Mortgaged Property or any material portion thereof or, except, as specifically permitted in the Asset Documents, the transfer of any direct or indirect interest in the Obligor;
(e) any action to bring a Mortgaged Property or REO Property into compliance with any laws relating to hazardous materials;
(f) any substitution or release of collateral for a Collateral Interest (other than in accordance with the terms of, or upon satisfaction of, the Asset Documents);
(g) any release of the Obligor or any guarantor from liability with respect to the Commercial Real Estate Loan (other than in accordance with the terms of, or upon satisfaction of, the Asset Documents);
(h) any waiver of or determination not to enforce a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause (unless such clause is not exercisable under applicable law or such exercise is reasonably likely to result in successful legal action by the Obligor);
(i) any material changes to or waivers of any of the insurance requirements in the Asset Documents;
(j) any incurrence of additional debt by the Obligor to the extent such incurrence requires the consent of the lender under the Asset Documents; and
(k) any consent to any lease to the extent the entering into such requires the consent of the lender under the Asset Documents.
“Monthly Payment”: With respect to any Collateral Interest, the scheduled monthly payment of interest or the scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest, as the case may be, on such Collateral Interest which is payable by the related Obligor on the due date under the related Commercial Real Estate Loan.
“Monthly Report”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Moody’s”: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or its successor in interest.
“Mortgage”: With respect to each Collateral Interest, the mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing the related Underlying Note, which creates a lien on the Real Property securing such Underlying Note.
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“Mortgaged Property”: With respect to any Commercial Real Estate Loan, the real property and improvements thereon securing such Commercial Real Estate Loan.
“New Lease”: Any lease of all or any part of an REO Property entered into on behalf of the Issuer, including any lease renewed or extended on behalf of the Issuer if the Issuer has the right to renegotiate the terms of such lease.
“Non-Controlled Collateral Interest”: Each Collateral Interest (i) that is a Participation and (ii) as to which the holder of the related Companion Participation is the controlling holder under related Participation Agreement. If a related controlling Companion Participation is acquired in its entirety by the Issuer, the related Collateral Interest (together with the controlling Companion Participation) will no longer be a Non-Controlled Collateral Interest.
“Non-Serviced Loan”: Each Commercial Real Estate Loan that is serviced and administered pursuant to a servicing agreement other than this Agreement. As of the Closing Date, none of the Commercial Real Estate Loans related to the Collateral Interests are Non-Serviced Loans.
“Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance”: Any Servicing Advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Serviced Loan or REO Property which, in the reasonable judgment of the Advancing Agent, the Special Servicer or the Servicer, as the case may be, will not be ultimately recoverable, together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, at the Advance Rate, from late collections or any other recovery on or in respect of such Commercial Real Estate Loan or REO Property. In making such recoverability determination, such Person will be entitled to consider (in the case of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, in accordance with the Servicing Standard), among other things,
(a) the obligations of the Obligor under the terms of the related Asset Documents as they may have been modified,
(b) the related Mortgaged Properties or REO Properties in their “as-is” or then current conditions and occupancies, as modified by such party’s assumptions regarding the possibility and effects of future adverse change with respect to such Mortgaged Properties or REO Properties,
(c) future expenses as estimated by such Person,
(d) the timing of recoveries as estimated by such Person, and
(e) the existence of any Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance with respect to other Mortgaged Properties or REO Properties in light of the fact that proceeds on the related Mortgaged Property are not only a source of recovery for the Servicing Advance under consideration, but also a potential source of recovery for such Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance.
In addition, any such Person may (consistent with the Servicing Standard in the case of the Servicer or the Special Servicer) update or change its recoverability determinations at any time (but, except as provided below, may not reverse any other Person’s determination that a Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance). Any such Person may obtain promptly upon request, from the Special Servicer, any reasonably required analysis, Appraisals or market value estimates or other information in the Special Servicer’s possession for making a recoverability determination.
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Any such determination by any such Person, or any updated or changed recoverability determination, shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered by any of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or Advancing Agent to the other and to the Issuer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Note Administrator and the Collateral Manager. The Advancing Agent, when making an independent determination, whether or not a proposed Servicing Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, shall be subject to the standards applicable to the Special Servicer hereunder.
Any Officer’s Certificate described above shall set forth such determination of nonrecoverability and the considerations of the Advancing Agent, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, forming the basis of such determination (which shall be accompanied by, to the extent available, information such as related income and expense statements, rent rolls, occupancy status and property inspections, and shall include an Appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property, as applicable). The Servicer shall promptly furnish any party required to make Servicing Advances with any information in its possession regarding Commercial Real Estate Loans (other than those that are Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer shall promptly furnish any party required to make Servicing Advances with any information in its possession regarding the Specially Serviced Loans as such party required to make Servicing Advances may reasonably request for purposes of making recoverability determinations.
In the case of a cross-collateralized Collateral Interest, such recoverability determination shall take into account the cross-collateralization of the related cross-collateralized Collateral Interest.
“Note Administrator”: As defined in the preamble hereto.
“Note Administrator’s Website”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Note Protection Tests”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Noteholder”: With respect to any Note, the Person in whose name such Note is registered in the note register maintained pursuant to the Indenture.
“Notes”: The Notes issued under, and as defined in, the Indenture.
“Obligor”: Any Person obligated to make payments of principal, interest, fees or other amounts or distributions of earnings or other amounts under any Commercial Real Estate Loan.
“Officer’s Certificate”: With respect to the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Advancing Agent, any certificate executed by a Responsible Officer thereof.
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“Participated Loan”: Any mortgage loan of which a Participation represents an interest.
“Participated Loan Collection Account”: As defined in Section 3.03.
“Participation”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Participation Agreement”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Payment Date”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Performing Loan”: Any Serviced Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan.
“Permitted Investments”: Shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Eligible Investments” in the Indenture.
“Permitted Subsidiary”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Person”: Any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, estate, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
“PRASR”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Principal Prepayment”: Any voluntary payment of principal made by the Obligor on a Commercial Real Estate Loan that is received in advance of its scheduled due date and that is not accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment.
“Qualified Affiliate”: Any Person (a) that is organized and doing business under the laws of any state of the United States or the District of Columbia, (b) that is in the business of performing the duties of a servicer of Commercial Real Estate Loans, and (c) as to which 51% or greater of its outstanding voting stock or equity ownership interest are directly or indirectly owned by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or by any Person or Persons who directly or indirectly own equity ownership interests in the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be.
“Qualified Insurer”: An insurance company or security or bonding company qualified to write the related insurance policy in the relevant jurisdiction, which company (or its corporate parent) (i) shall have a claims paying ability rated at least (a) “A-” by Fitch and (b) if rated by KBRA, a rating by KBRA equivalent to at least an “A-” rating by Fitch, or (ii) in the case of fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance policy required to be maintained by the Servicer and Special Servicer and any successor servicer pursuant to Section 3.05, shall have a claims paying ability rated by each Rating Agency no lower than two ratings categories (without regard to pluses or minuses) lower than the highest rating of any outstanding Class of Notes from time to time, but in no event lower than (a) “A-” by Fitch and (b) if rated by KBRA, a rating by KBRA equivalent to at least an “A-” rating by Fitch, unless the applicable Rating Agency has confirmed in writing that an insurance company with a lower claims paying ability shall not result, in and of itself, in a withdrawal or downgrading of the rating then assigned by such Rating Agency to any class of Notes, and if not rated by such Rating Agency, then otherwise approved by such Rating Agency.
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“Qualified REIT Subsidiary”: A corporation that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is wholly owned by a real estate investment trust under Section 856(i)(2) of the Code.
“Qualified Servicer”: A commercial mortgage servicer (a) that, within the prior 12-month period, has acted as a servicer in a commercial mortgage-backed securities transaction rated by Fitch, and as to which Fitch has not publicly cited servicing concerns of such servicer as the sole or material factor in any downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (which qualification, downgrade, withdrawal or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal has not been withdrawn within sixty (60) days of such rating action) of securities rated by Fitch in any commercial mortgage-backed securities transaction rated by Fitch and serviced by such servicer prior to the time of determination, (b) that is rated at least “CPS2+” and/or “CLLSS2-” by Fitch as servicer, special servicer or primary servicer, as applicable, and (c) that has acted as servicer or special servicer, as applicable, for a commercial mortgage-backed securities transaction rated by KBRA in the prior 12 months and KBRA has not, in the past 12 months, cited servicing concerns with respect to such servicer as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal, which placement on “watch status” has not been withdrawn within 60 days without any ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in such commercial mortgage-backed securities transaction serviced by the applicable servicer prior to the time of determination.
“Rating Agency”: Each of Fitch and KBRA, or any successor thereto.
“Rating Agency Condition”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Real Property”: Land or improvements thereon such as buildings or other inherently permanent structures thereon (including items that are structural components of the buildings or structures).
“Regulation AB”: Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100-229.1125, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been or may hereafter be from time to time provided by the SEC or by the staff of the SEC, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein.
“Reinvestment Account”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Reinvestment Collateral Interest”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Reinvestment Period”: As defined in the Indenture.
“REIT Provisions”: Sections 856 through 859 of the Code and related Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.
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“Relevant Parties in Interest”: With respect to any Commercial Real Estate Loan that is a (i) Whole Loan, the Noteholders (as a collective whole as if such Noteholders constituted a single lender) or (ii) Participated Loan, the Noteholders and the related Companion Participation Holders (as a collective whole as if such Noteholders and the related Companion Participation Holders constituted a single lender and taking into account the relative priority rights of such parties set forth in the related Participation Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with any sale of a Collateral Interest that is not sold together with any Funded Companion Participation(s) and/or Future Funding Participation(s), the Relevant Parties in Interest shall be the Noteholders (as a collective whole as if such Noteholders constituted a single lender).
“Relevant Recipient”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Remittance Date”: With respect to each Payment Date under the Indenture, the Business Day immediately preceding such Payment Date.
“Rents from Real Property”: With respect to any REO Property, gross income of the character described in Section 856(d) of the Code, which income, subject to the terms and conditions of that Section of the Code in its present form, does not include:
(a) except as provided in Section 856(d)(4) or (6) of the Code, any amount received or accrued, directly or indirectly, with respect to such REO Property, if the determination of such amount depends in whole or in part on the income or profits derived by any Person from such property (unless such amount is a fixed percentage or percentages of receipts or sales and otherwise constitutes Rents from Real Property);
(b) any amount received or accrued, directly or indirectly, from any Person if the Issuer owns directly or indirectly (including by attribution) a ten percent (10%) or greater interest in such Person determined in accordance with Sections 856(d)(2)(B) and (d)(5) of the Code;
(c) any amount received or accrued, directly or indirectly, with respect to such REO Property if any Person directly operates such REO Property;
(d) any amount charged for services that are not customarily furnished in connection with the rental of property to tenants in buildings of a similar class in the same geographic market as such REO Property within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-4(b)(1) (whether or not such charges are separately stated); and
(e) rent attributable to personal property unless such personal property is leased under, or in connection with, the lease of such REO Property and, for any taxable year of the Issuer, such rent is no greater than fifteen percent (15%) of the total rent received or accrued under, or in connection with, the lease.
“REO Accounts”: As defined in Section 3.13(c).
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“REO Loan”: The Commercial Real Estate Loan deemed for purposes hereof to be outstanding with respect to each REO Property. Each REO Loan shall be deemed to be outstanding for so long as the related REO Property remains part of the assets of the Issuer and provides for assumed scheduled payments on each due date therefor, and otherwise has the same terms and conditions as its predecessor Commercial Real Estate Loan including, without limitation, with respect to the calculation of the interest rate in effect from time to time. Each REO Loan shall be deemed to have an initial outstanding principal balance and stated principal balance equal to the outstanding principal balance and stated principal balance, respectively, of its predecessor Commercial Real Estate Loan as of the date of the acquisition of the related REO Property. All amounts due and owing in respect to the predecessor Commercial Real Estate Loan as of the date of the acquisition of the related REO Property including, without limitation, accrued and unpaid interest, shall continue to be due and owing in respect of an REO Loan. All amounts payable or reimbursable to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in respect of the predecessor Commercial Real Estate Loan as of the date of the acquisition of the related REO Loan, including, without limitation, any unpaid Special Servicing Fees, Servicing Fees and any unreimbursed Servicing Advances or Servicing Expenses, together with any interest accrued and payable to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in respect of such Servicing Advances or Servicing Expenses shall continue to be payable or reimbursable to the Collateral Manager, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in respect of an REO Loan.
“REO Proceeds”: Any payments received by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, the Issuer, the Trustee, the Note Administrator or otherwise with respect to an REO Property.
“REO Property”: A Mortgaged Property acquired by a Permitted Subsidiary or acquired directly or indirectly by the Special Servicer for the benefit of the Secured Parties and the Companion Participation Holders, if any, (and also including, with respect to a Non-Serviced Loan, the Issuer’s beneficial interest in a Mortgaged Property acquired by the applicable special servicer on behalf of, and in the name of, the applicable trustee or a nominee thereof for the benefit of the certificateholders under the servicing agreement related to such Non-Serviced Loan) through foreclosure, acceptance of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or otherwise in accordance with applicable law in connection with the default or imminent default of a Serviced Loan.
“Reporting Entity”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Reporting Person”: As defined in Section 3.11.
“Repurchase Request”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Repurchase Request Recipient”: As defined in Section 3.19.
“Responsible Officer”: With respect to the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Advancing Agent, as the case may be, any officer or employee involved in or responsible for the administration, supervision or management of such Person’s obligations under this Agreement and whose name and specimen signature appear on a list prepared by each party and delivered to the other party, as such list may be amended from time to time by either party. With respect to the Issuer, any Authorized Officer, as such term is defined in the Indenture. With respect to the Trustee and the Note Administrator, any Trust Officer, as such term is defined in the Indenture.
“Retained Interest”: As defined in the Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement.
“SEC”: The Securities and Exchange Commission.
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“SECN”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Secured Parties”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Segregated Liquidity”: As of any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of (i) amounts available to the Future Funding Indemnitor or its affiliates under a Committed Warehouse Line; (ii) Cash or Cash equivalents of the Future Funding Indemnitor and its Affiliates that are available to make future advances under the Future Funding Participations held by Lument Structured Finance, LCMT or an Affiliate of either (which will include any amounts on deposit in the Future Funding Reserve Account); (iii) Cash or Cash equivalents that are projected to be earned and received by the Future Funding Indemnitor or its Affiliates during the subject period and will be available to make future advances under the Future Funding Participations held by Lument Structured Finance, LCMT (or an Affiliate of either); (iv) amounts that are undrawn and available to draw under any credit facility, repurchase facility, subscription facility or warehouse facility subject only to the satisfaction of general conditions precedent in the related facility documents; and (v) callable capital of, or future funding purchase commitments made to, the Future Funding Indemnitor or its Affiliates.
“Seller”: Lument Commercial Mortgage Trust, and its successors in interest, as Seller under a Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement or any other seller of Collateral Interests acquired by the Issuer after the Closing Date.
“Serviced Loans”: All of the Commercial Real Estate Loans except for any Commercial Real Estate Loans that are serviced and administered pursuant to a servicing agreement other than this Agreement.
“Servicer”: Lument Real Estate Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or any successor servicer as herein provided.
“Servicer Termination Event”: As defined in Section 7.02.
“Servicing”: As defined in Section 3.01(a).
“Servicing Advances”: All Servicing Expenses related to Serviced Loans, related Mortgaged Properties or REO Properties and all other customary, reasonable and necessary “out of pocket” costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses and fees of real estate brokers) incurred by the Advancing Agent, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in connection with the servicing and administering of (a) a Serviced Loan in respect of which a default, delinquency or other unanticipated event has occurred or as to which a default is reasonably foreseeable or (b) an REO Property, including (in the case of each of such clause (a) and (b)), but not limited to, (x) the cost of (i) compliance with the Servicer’s obligations set forth in Section 3.02, (ii) the preservation, restoration and protection of a Mortgaged Property, (iii) obtaining any Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds or any Liquidation Proceeds, (iv) any enforcement or judicial proceedings with respect to a Mortgaged Property including foreclosures, (v) the operation, leasing, management, maintenance and liquidation of any REO Property and (vi) any amount specifically designated herein to be paid as a “Servicing Advance.” Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, “Servicing Advances” shall not include allocable overhead of the Special Servicer, the Advancing Agent or the Servicer, as applicable, such as costs for office space, office equipment, supplies and related expenses, employee salaries and related expenses and similar internal costs and expenses or costs and expenses incurred by any such party in connection with its purchase of a Serviced Loan or REO Property.
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“Servicing Determination Date”: The 13th calendar day of each month or, if such date is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day, commencing on the Servicing Determination Date in December 2025.
“Servicing Expenses”: All customary, reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket costs and expenses paid or incurred in accordance with the Servicing Standard in connection with the obligations of the Collateral Manager, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be (other than legal fees or expenses associated with contracting with a subservicer or payment of any subservicing fee), including without limitation:
(a) real estate taxes, assessments and similar charges that are or may become a lien on a Mortgaged Property;
(b) insurance premiums if and to the extent funds collected from the related Obligor are insufficient to pay such premiums when due;
(c) ground rents, if applicable;
(d) any cost or expense necessary in order to prevent or cure any violation of applicable laws, regulations, codes, ordinances, rules, orders, judgments, decrees, injunctions or restrictive covenants;
(e) any cost or expense necessary in order to maintain or release the lien of any Commercial Real Estate Loan on each Mortgaged Property, including any mortgage registration taxes, release fees, or recording or filing fees;
(f) customary costs or expenses for the collection, enforcement or foreclosure of the Commercial Real Estate Loans and the collection of deficiency judgments against Obligors and guarantors (including but not limited to the fees and expenses of any trustee under a deed of trust, foreclosure title searches and other lien searches);
(g) costs and expenses of any appraisals, valuations, inspections, environmental assessments (including but not limited to the fees and expenses of environmental consultants), audits or consultations, engineers, architects, accountants, on-site property managers, market studies, title and survey work and financial investigating services;
(h) customary costs or expenses for liquidation, restructuring, modification or loan workouts, such as sales brokerage expenses and other costs of conveyance;
(i) costs and expenses related to travel and lodging with respect to property inspections (except to the extent expressly provided otherwise herein);
(j) any other reasonable costs and expenses, including without limitation, legal fees and expenses, incurred by the Collateral Manager, the Special Servicer or the Servicer under this Agreement in connection with the enforcement, collection, foreclosure, disposition, condemnation or destruction of any Commercial Real Estate Loan and the performance of Servicing by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, under this Agreement; (k) costs and expenses related to legal opinions obtained in connection with performing the duties and responsibilities of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, hereunder;
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(l) costs and expenses related to obtaining any Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds;
(m) costs and expenses of inspections; and
(n) any bank charges related to any account required to be maintained by the Servicer or the Special Servicer under this Agreement.
“Servicing Fee”: With respect to each Serviced Loan (including without limitation a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan), an amount equal to the product of (a) the Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding principal balance of such Commercial Real Estate Loan, as calculated in accordance with Section 5.01 of this Agreement.
“Servicing Fee Rate”: With respect to each Serviced Loan, 0.03% per annum.
“Servicing File”: With respect to each Commercial Real Estate Loan, all documents, information and records relating to the Commercial Real Estate Loan that are necessary to enable the Servicer to perform its duties and service the Commercial Real Estate Loan and the Special Servicer to perform its duties and service each Specially Serviced Loan in compliance with the terms of this Agreement, and any additional documents or information related thereto maintained or created by the Servicer.
“Servicing Standard”: As defined in Section 2.01(b).
“Servicing Transfer Date”: With respect to (i) each Closing Date Collateral Interest currently listed on the Collateral Interest Schedule attached as Exhibit A, and any related Commercial Real Estate Loan, the Closing Date, and (ii) each Delayed Acquisition Collateral Interest, Reinvestment Collateral Interest and Exchange Collateral Interest, and any related Commercial Real Estate Loan, the date on which the conditions relating to the acquisition of such Collateral Interest set forth in the Indenture have been satisfied.
“Significant Event Information”: Information required to be made available under (a) Article 7(1)(g) of the EU Securitization Regulation, (b) Article 7(1)(g) of PRASR and/or (c) SECN 6.2.1R(7).
“Special Servicer”: Lument Real Estate Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or any successor special servicer as herein provided.
“Special Servicing”: As defined in Section 3.01(b).
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“Special Servicing Fee”: With respect to each Specially Serviced Loan, an amount equal to the product of (a) the Special Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding principal balance of such Specially Serviced Loan, as calculated in accordance with Section 5.03(b) of this Agreement.
“Special Servicing Fee Rate”: With respect to each Specially Serviced Loan, a rate equal to 0.25% per annum.
“Special Servicing Transfer Event”: With respect to any Serviced Loan, the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) a payment default shall have occurred at the original maturity date, or, if the original maturity date of such Commercial Real Estate Loan has been extended, a payment default shall have occurred at such extended maturity date; provided, however if (A) the related Obligor is diligently seeking a refinancing commitment or sale of the underlying property (and delivers a statement to that effect to the Servicer within 30 days after the default, who will promptly deliver a copy to the Special Servicer and the Collateral Manager), (B) the related Obligor continues to make its assumed scheduled payment and (C) the Collateral Manager consents, a Special Servicing Transfer Event will not occur until 90 days beyond the related maturity date, unless extended by the Special Servicer in accordance with the Transaction Documents, the Indenture or this Agreement; and provided, further, if the related Obligor has delivered to the Servicer, who shall have promptly delivered a copy to the Special Servicer and the Collateral Manager, on or before the 90th day after the related maturity date, Anticipated Takeout Evidence reasonably acceptable to the Special Servicer, and the Obligor continues to make its assumed scheduled payments, a Special Servicing Transfer Event will not occur until the earlier of (a) 120 days beyond the related maturity date (or extended maturity date) and (b) the termination or expiration of the Anticipated Takeout Evidence; or
(ii) any Monthly Payment (other than a Balloon Payment) is more than sixty (60) days delinquent; or
(iii) the Servicer determines, or receives a written determination of the Special Servicer, that a payment default is imminent and is not likely to be cured by the related Obligor within sixty (60) days; or
(iv) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, or the appointment of a conservator, receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, is entered against the related Obligor; provided, that if such decree or order is discharged or stayed within sixty (60) days of being entered, or if, as to a bankruptcy, the automatic stay is lifted within sixty (60) days of a filing for relief or the case is dismissed, upon such discharge, stay, lifting or dismissal such Commercial Real Estate Loan shall no longer be a Specially Serviced Loan (and no Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees or Liquidation Fees will be payable with respect thereto and any such fees actually paid shall be reimbursed by the Special Servicer); or (v) the related Obligor shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to such Obligor or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or
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(vi) the related Obligor shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or
(vii) a default (other than a failure by the related Obligor to pay principal or interest) of which the Servicer has notice and which the Servicer determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard may materially and adversely affect the interests of the Relevant Parties in Interest has occurred and remained unremedied for the applicable grace period specified in the related Asset Documents (or if no grace period is specified for those defaults which are capable of cure, sixty (60) days); or
(viii) the Servicer or the Special Servicer has received notice of the foreclosure or proposed foreclosure of any other lien on any related Mortgaged Property.
“Specially Serviced Loan”: Any Serviced Loan for which a Special Servicing Transfer Event has occurred and such Specially Serviced Loan has not become a Corrected Commercial Real Estate Loan.
“Successful Auction”: As defined in Section 3.18(b).
“Successor”: As defined in Section 6.03(b).
“Transaction Documents”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Total Redemption Price”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Trustee”: As defined in the preamble hereto.
“Two Quarter Future Advance Estimate”: As of any date of determination, an estimate of the aggregate amount of future advances that will be required to be made under the Future Funding Participations held by the Future Funding Holder, LCMT or an affiliate of either during the immediately following two calendar quarters, excluding future advances to be made for: (i) accretive leasing costs (e.g., following the future advance for such leasing costs, the debt yield will be equal to or greater than a required debt yield specified in the Asset Documents of the related Commercial Real Estate Loan); (ii) earnouts paid to borrowers upon satisfaction of certain performance metrics set forth in the Asset Documents of the related Commercial Real Estate Loan; (iii) advances that Lument Structured Finance, LCMT or an affiliate of either believes, in the exercise of its reasonable judgment, will be repaid in full during the period covered by the estimate; and (iv) accretive capital expenditures (e.g., following the future advance for such capital expenditures, the debt yield will be equal to or greater than a required debt yield specified in the Asset Documents of the related Commercial Real Estate Loan).
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“UK Transparency Requirements”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Underlying Note”: With respect to any Commercial Real Estate Loan, the promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness or agreements evidencing the indebtedness of an Obligor under such Commercial Real Estate Loan.
“Unscheduled Principal Proceeds”: As defined in the Indenture.
“Updated Appraisal”: As defined in Section 3.10(a).
“Voting Rights”: At all times during the term of the Indenture and Servicing Agreement, 100% of the voting rights for the Notes that are allocated among the holders of the respective Classes of Notes in proportion with the Aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Notes. Voting rights allocated to a Class of Noteholders is allocated among such Noteholders in proportion to the percentage interest in such Class evidenced by their respective Notes. Notes owned by the Issuer, the Special Servicer or any affiliate thereof will not be deemed to be outstanding for purposes of voting on removal or replacement of the Special Servicer.
“Whole Loan”: Any Collateral Interest acquired by the Issuer on the Closing Date, or during the Reinvestment Period, that is a whole mortgage loan (and not a participation interest in a Commercial Real Estate Loan) secured by commercial and/or multifamily real estate.
“Workout Fee”: With respect to each Corrected Commercial Real Estate Loan, an amount equal to the product of (a) the Workout Fee Rate and (b) each collection of interest and principal (other than penalty charges, excess interest and any amount for which a Liquidation Fee would be paid), including (i) Monthly Payments, (ii) Balloon Payments, (iii) Principal Prepayments and (iv) payments (other than those included in clause (i) or (ii) of this definition) at maturity, received on each Corrected Commercial Real Estate Loan for so long as it remains a Corrected Commercial Real Estate Loan.
“Workout Fee Rate”: With respect to each Corrected Commercial Real Estate Loan, a rate equal to 0.50%.
ARTICLE II
RETENTION AND AUTHORITY OF SERVICER
Section 2.01 Engagement; Servicing Standard. (a) As of the Servicing Transfer Date, the Issuer hereby engages the Servicer and Special Servicer, as the case may be, to perform, and the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, hereby agrees to perform, Servicing and Special Servicing, as applicable, with respect to each of the Serviced Loans for the benefit of the Relevant Parties in Interest throughout the term of this Agreement, upon and subject to the terms, covenants and provisions hereof.
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(b) Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall diligently service and administer the Serviced Loans and REO Properties it is obligated to service or special service, as the case may be, pursuant to this Agreement on behalf of the Issuer and Trustee in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Relevant Parties in Interest (as determined by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in its reasonable judgment), in accordance with applicable law, the terms of this Agreement and the Asset Documents. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall service and special service, as applicable, the Serviced Loans:
(i) in accordance with the higher of the following standards of care:
(A) with the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, services and administers comparable mortgage loans with similar borrowers and comparable REO Properties for other third party portfolios (giving due consideration to the customary and usual standards of practice of prudent institutional commercial mortgage lenders servicing their own mortgage loans and REO Properties); and
(B) with the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, services and administers comparable mortgage loans and REO Properties owned by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be;
and in either case, exercising reasonable business judgment and acting in accordance with applicable law, the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the respective Commercial Real Estate Loan (and any related Participation Agreements);
(ii) with respect to the Special Servicer only, in the case of (1) a Specially Serviced Loan or (2) a Commercial Real Estate Loan as to which the related Mortgaged Property is an REO Property, the maximization of recovery on the Commercial Real Estate Loan to the Relevant Parties in Interest of principal and interest, on a present value basis; and
(iii) without regard to any potential conflicts of interest arising from (A) any relationship, including as lender on any other debt, that the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any Affiliate thereof, may have with any of the related borrowers or any Affiliate thereof, or any other party to this Agreement; (B) the ownership of any Note by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any Affiliate thereof; (C) the right of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any Affiliate thereof, to receive compensation or reimbursement of costs hereunder generally or with respect to any particular transaction; (D) the ownership, servicing or management for others of any other mortgage loan or real property not subject to this Agreement by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any Affiliate thereof and (E) any obligation of the Special Servicer or any Affiliate to repurchase any Commercial Real Estate Loan or pay an indemnity in respect thereof.
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The servicing practices described in the preceding sentence are herein referred to as the “Servicing Standard.”
(c) Without limiting the foregoing, subject to Section 3.16, (i) the Servicer shall be obligated to service and administer all Serviced Loans that are not Specially Serviced Loans and (ii) the Special Servicer shall be obligated (A) to service and administer (x) any Specially Serviced Loan and (y) any REO Properties (other than an REO Property related to any Non-Serviced Loan) and (B) to process any Administrative Modifications or Criteria-Based Modifications; provided, that the Servicer shall continue to receive payments and make all calculations, and prepare, or cause to be prepared, all reports, required hereunder with respect to the Specially Serviced Loans, except for the reports specified herein as prepared by the Special Servicer, as if no Special Servicing Transfer Event had occurred and with respect to any REO Properties (and the related REO Loans) as if no acquisition of such REO Properties had occurred, and to render such services with respect to such Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties as are specifically provided for herein; provided, further, however, that the Servicer shall not be liable for failure to comply with such duties insofar as such failure results from a failure of the Special Servicer to provide sufficient information to the Servicer to comply with such duties or failure by the Special Servicer to otherwise comply with its obligations hereunder. Each Commercial Real Estate Loan that becomes a Specially Serviced Loan shall continue as such until satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 3.16. The Special Servicer shall make the inspections, use its reasonable efforts to collect the statements and forward to the Servicer reports in respect of the related Mortgaged Properties or REO Properties with respect to Specially Serviced Loans in accordance with, and to the extent required by, Section 3.12. After notification to the Servicer, the Special Servicer may (but shall not be required to) contact the related Obligor of any Performing Loan if efforts by the Servicer to collect required financial information have been unsuccessful or any other issues remain unresolved. Such contact shall be coordinated through and with the cooperation of the Servicer. No provision herein contained shall be construed as an express or implied guarantee by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, of the collectability or recoverability of payments on the Commercial Real Estate Loans or shall be construed to impair or adversely affect any rights or benefits provided by this Agreement to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be (including with respect to Servicing Fees, Special Servicing Fees or, in the case of the Servicer, the right to be reimbursed for Servicing Advances and interest accrued thereon). Any provision in this Agreement for any Servicing Advances by the Advancing Agent or the Servicer or any Servicing Expenses by the Collateral Manager, the Servicer or Special Servicer, is intended solely to provide liquidity for the benefit of Relevant Parties in Interest and not as credit support or otherwise to impose on any such Person the risk of loss with respect to one or more of the Commercial Real Estate Loans. No provision hereof shall be construed to impose liability on the Advancing Agent, the Servicer or the Special Servicer for the reason that any recovery to the Issuer, the Noteholders or any Companion Participation Holder in respect of a Commercial Real Estate Loan at any time after a determination of present value recovery is less than the amount reflected in such determination.
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Section 2.02 Subservicing. (a) The Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, may delegate any of its obligations hereunder to a sub-servicer (so long as such Person is a Qualified Servicer); provided, however, that the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall provide oversight and supervision with regard to the performance of all subcontracted services and (i) any subservicing agreement shall be consistent with and subject to the provisions of this Agreement and (ii) no sub-servicer retained shall foreclose on the Commercial Real Estate Loan or grant any modification, waiver, or amendment to the Asset Documents without the approval of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be. Neither the existence of any subservicing agreement nor any of the provisions of this Agreement relating to subservicing shall relieve the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, of its obligations to the Issuer hereunder. Notwithstanding any such subservicing agreement, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall be obligated to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, alone was servicing the related Commercial Real Estate Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall be solely liable for all fees owed by it to any subservicer, regardless of whether the compensation hereunder of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, is sufficient to pay such fees.
(b) Each sub-servicer shall be (i) authorized to transact business in the applicable state(s), if, and to the extent, required by applicable law to enable the sub-servicer to perform its obligations hereunder and under the applicable sub-servicing agreement, and (ii) qualified to service investments comparable to the Commercial Real Estate Loans.
(c) Any sub-servicing agreement entered into by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall provide that it may be assumed or terminated by (i) the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, (ii) the Trustee, if the Trustee has assumed the duties of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, or if the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, is otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (iii) a successor servicer if such successor servicer has assumed the duties of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, in each case without cause and without cost or obligation to the Trustee, the successor servicer or the successor special servicer. In no event shall the Trustee be responsible for the payment of any termination fee in connection with any sub-servicing agreement entered into by the Servicer or Special Servicer or any successor servicer. In no event shall any sub-servicing agreement give a sub-servicer direct rights against the assets of the Issuer.
Any subservicing agreement and any other transactions or services relating to the Commercial Real Estate Loans involving a sub-servicer shall be deemed to be between the sub-servicer and the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, alone and the Trustee shall not be deemed a party thereto and shall have no claims, rights, obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to any sub-servicer except as set forth in Section 2.01(c).
The Trustee shall not be (a) liable for any acts or omissions of any Servicer, (b) obligated to make any Servicing Advance, (c) responsible for expenses of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, (d) liable for any amount necessary to induce any successor servicer to act as successor servicer or any successor special servicer to act as special servicer hereunder.
(d) Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of the foregoing subsections of this Section 2.02, the appointment by the Servicer or the Special Servicer of one or more third-party contractors for the purpose of performing discrete, ministerial functions shall not constitute the appointment of sub-servicers and shall not be subject to the provisions of this Section 2.02; provided, that (a) the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall remain responsible for the actions of such third-party contractors as if it were alone performing such functions and shall pay all fees and expenses of such third-party contractors; and (b) such appointment imposes no additional duty on any other party to this Agreement, any successor hereunder to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be.
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Section 2.03 Authority of the Servicer or the Special Servicer. (a) In performing its Servicing or Special Servicing obligations hereunder, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall, except as otherwise provided herein and subject to the terms of this Agreement, have full power and authority, acting alone or through others, to take any and all actions in connection with such Servicing or Special Servicing, as applicable, that it deems necessary or appropriate in accordance with the Servicing Standard. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Issuer when the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, deems it appropriate in accordance with the Servicing Standard and subject to the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 2.03(c), to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Issuer, (i) any and all financing statements, continuation statements and other documents or instruments necessary to maintain the lien of each Mortgage or other relevant Asset Documents on the related Mortgaged Property; (ii) any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge and all other comparable instruments with respect to each of the Commercial Real Estate Loans and (iii) in the case of the Special Servicer, to execute such instruments of assignment and sale on behalf of the Issuer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture; provided, however, that the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall notify the Issuer and the Collateral Manager in writing in the event that the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, intends to execute and deliver any such instrument referred to in clause (ii) above (other than in connection with a payment in full of a Commercial Real Estate Loan or a partial release of a Mortgage Property in accordance with the related Asset Documents) and, except in connection with any payment in full of any Commercial Real Estate Loan, shall proceed with such course of action only upon receipt of the written approval thereof by the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer). The Issuer agrees to cooperate with the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, by either executing and delivering to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, from time to time (i) powers of attorney evidencing the authority and power under this Section of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or (ii) such documents or instruments deemed necessary or appropriate by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, to enable the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, to carry out its Servicing or Special Servicing obligations hereunder.
(b) In the performance of its Servicing or Special Servicing obligations, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall take any action or refrain from taking any action that the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer) directs shall be taken or not taken, as the case may be, which relates to the Servicing or Special Servicing obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not take or refrain from taking any action that the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer) requests that the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, take or refrain from taking to the extent that the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that such action or inaction, as the case may be: (i) may cause a violation of applicable laws, regulations, codes, ordinances, court orders or restrictive covenants with respect to any Commercial Real Estate Loan, related Obligor or Mortgaged Property, (ii) may cause a violation of any provision of an Asset Document or (iii) may cause a violation of the Servicing Standard (except that the processing of Administrative Modifications or Criteria-Based Modifications by the Special Servicer at the direction of the Collateral Manager will not be subject to the Servicing Standard). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be in violation of the Servicing Standard if servicing a Commercial Real Estate Loan that was previously the subject of an Administrative Modification or a Criteria-Based Modification in accordance with the terms of the Asset Documents as modified by such Administrative Modification or Criteria-Based Modification, so long as it is otherwise performing the servicing of such Commercial Real Estate Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard.
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(c) The Collateral Manager shall have the right to make any decision which is a Major Decision hereunder (subject to any rights of any Companion Participation Holders). The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, (i) shall send the Collateral Manager a copy of any written request by an Obligor for a decision which is a Major Decision or any written notification of the occurrence of an event or circumstance which shall require the making of a Major Decision within five (5) Business Days of receipt thereof, and (ii) may request that the Collateral Manager make a Major Decision at any time that the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, determines that such Major Decision should be considered. The Collateral Manager shall send the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, a copy of any written request by an Obligor for a decision which is a Major Decision within five (5) Business Days of receipt thereof. The Collateral Manager shall make such Major Decision and notify the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, of the actions to be taken with respect thereto within five (5) Business Days of receipt of a written request therefor by an Obligor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable. In the event that the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, determines that the Collateral Manager’s decision is in accordance with the Servicing Standard, then the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall take such actions as directed by the Collateral Manager. In the event that the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, determines that the Collateral Manager’s decision is not in accordance with the Servicing Standard, or if the Collateral Manager fails to give notice of the actions to be taken within such five (5) Business Day period, then the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall not be bound by the Collateral Manager’s determination with respect to such Major Decision and shall have the right to take such actions with respect thereto as the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, determines is in accordance with the Servicing Standard.
Section 2.04 Certain Calculations. (a) All net present value calculations and determinations made under this Agreement with respect to any Commercial Real Estate Loan or REO Property shall be made using a discount rate (with respect to the selection of which the Special Servicer will be required to consult, on a non-binding basis, with the Collateral Manager) appropriate for the type of cash flows being discounted; namely (i) for principal and interest payments on the Commercial Real Estate Loan or sale of the Commercial Real Estate Loan if it is a Defaulted Loan by the Special Servicer, the higher of (1) the rate determined by the Special Servicer, that approximates the market rate that would be obtainable by the related Obligor on similar debt of such Obligor as of such date of determination and (2) the interest rate on such Commercial Real Estate Loan based on its outstanding principal balance and (ii) for all other cash flows, including property cash flow, the “discount rate” set forth in the most recent Appraisal (or update of such Appraisal).
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(b) Allocations of payments among Participations in a Participated Loan shall be made in accordance with the related Participation Agreement.
ARTICLE III
SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED
Section 3.01 Servicing; Special Servicing. (a) The Servicer hereby agrees to serve as the servicer with respect to each of the Serviced Loans and to perform servicing as described below and as otherwise provided herein, upon and subject to the terms of this Agreement. Subject to any limitation of authority under Section 2.03, “Servicing” shall mean those services pertaining to the Serviced Loans which, applying the Servicing Standard, are required hereunder to be performed by the Servicer, and which shall include:
(i) reviewing all documents in its possession or otherwise reasonably available to it pertaining to such Commercial Real Estate Loans, administering and maintaining the Servicing Files, and inputting all necessary and appropriate information into the Servicer’s loan servicing computer system all to the extent and when necessary to perform its obligations hereunder;
(ii) preparing and filing or recording all continuation statements and other documents or instruments necessary to cause the continuation of any UCC financing statements filed with respect to the related Mortgaged Property and taking such other actions necessary to maintain the lien of any Mortgage or other relevant Asset Documents on the related Mortgaged Property, but only to the extent such other actions are within the control of the Servicer;
(iii) in accordance with and to the extent required by Section 3.05, monitoring each Obligor’s maintenance of insurance coverage on the related Mortgaged Property, as required by the related Asset Documents, and causing to be maintained adequate insurance coverage on the related Mortgaged Property in accordance with Section 3.05;
(iv) in accordance with and to the extent required by Section 3.02, monitoring the status of real estate taxes, assessments and other similar items and verifying the payment of such items for the related Mortgaged Property;
(v) preparing and delivering all reports and information required to be prepared or delivered by the Servicer hereunder;
(vi) performing payment processing, record keeping, administration of escrow and other accounts, interest rate adjustment, and other routine customer service functions; (vii) in accordance with the Servicing Standard monitoring any casualty losses or condemnation proceedings and administering any proceeds related thereto in accordance with the related Asset Documents; and
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(viii) notifying the related Obligors of the appropriate place for communications and payments, and collecting and monitoring all payments made with respect to such Commercial Real Estate Loans.
(b) The Special Servicer hereby agrees to (i) serve as the special servicer with respect to each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan as provided herein in accordance with the Servicing Standard and (ii) to process all modifications, waivers and consents in accordance with Section 3.15, including the provisions thereof related to Major Decisions, Administrative Modifications and Criteria-Based Modifications (“Special Servicing”).
(c) [Reserved].
(d) With respect to each Non-Serviced Loan, the Servicer agrees to perform the following limited functions with respect to the related Collateral Interest and such Non-Serviced Loan:
(i) deposit in the Collection Account all payments of interest, principal and all other amounts received by the Servicer with respect to such Collateral Interest in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof;
(ii) receive and promptly provide any and all reports, budgets, material notices and related deliverables to which the holder of such Collateral Interest is entitled and that the Servicer actually receives pursuant to the terms of the related Asset Documents to the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Collateral Manager and the Rating Agencies, in the same manner and form as, and to the extent that, any reports, budgets, notices and related deliverables that are required to be provided hereunder with respect to the Serviced Loans; and
(iii) promptly provide written notice to the Trustee, the Collateral Manager, the Note Administrator and the Rating Agencies upon the receipt of notice that there has been any termination or replacement of the then-current servicer or special servicer, or any material change with respect to the servicing agreement governing the servicing and administration of such Non-Serviced Loan.
(e) With respect to each Non-Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer agrees to perform the following limited functions with respect to the related Collateral Interest and such Non-Serviced Loan:
(i) enforce all rights and remedies reserved for the holder of such Collateral Interest pursuant to the terms of the related Participation Agreement and Asset Documents;
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(ii) exercise all consent, consultation, voting and related rights reserved for the holder of such Collateral Interest pursuant to the terms of the related Participation Agreement, in all such cases, in the best interests of the Issuer and Noteholders, in their respective capacities as beneficial holders of such Collateral Interest; (iii) receive, review and promptly provide any and all reports, budgets, material notices and related deliverables to which the holder of such Collateral Interest is entitled and the Special Servicer actually receives pursuant to the terms of the related Asset Documents to the Trustee, the Collateral Manager, the Note Administrator and the Rating Agencies, in the same manner and form as, and to the extent that, any reports, budgets, notices and related deliverables that are required to be provided hereunder with respect to the Serviced Loans; and
(iv) promptly provide written notice to the Trustee, the Collateral Manager, the Note Administrator and the Rating Agencies upon the receipt of notice that there has been any termination or replacement of the then-current servicer or special servicer, or any material change with respect to the servicing agreement governing the servicing and administration of such Non-Serviced Loan.
(f) With respect to each Non-Serviced Loan, the parties to this Agreement shall have no obligation or authority to supervise the respective parties to the servicing agreement governing the servicing and administration of such Non-Serviced Loan (but this statement shall not relieve them of liabilities they may otherwise have in their capacities as parties to the such other servicing agreement) or to make Servicing Advances with respect to any such Non-Serviced Loan. Any obligation of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, to provide information and collections to the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Issuer, the Noteholders or the Rating Agencies with respect to any Non-Serviced Loan shall be dependent on its receipt of the corresponding information and collections from the servicer or the special servicer under the servicing agreement governing the servicing and administration of such Non-Serviced Loan.
(g) With respect to any Non-Serviced Loan, the Servicer shall not agree to any amendment, modification or waiver with respect to the servicing agreement pursuant to which such Non-Serviced Loan is serviced that adversely affects in any material respect the interest of the related Participation, unless the Noteholder consent requirements that would be necessary for the same amendment under the terms of this Agreement have been satisfied.
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Section 3.02 Escrow Accounts; Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items. (a) Subject to and as required by the terms of the related Asset Documents, the Servicer shall, on behalf of the Trustee, establish and maintain one or more Eligible Accounts as to which the “bank’s jurisdiction” for purposes of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code is the State of New York (each, an “Escrow Account”) into which all Escrow Payments shall be deposited promptly after receipt and identification. Escrow Accounts shall be denominated “Lument Real Estate Capital, LLC, as Servicer, for the benefit of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the LMNT CRE 2025-FL3 Notes, the other Secured Parties and the related Companion Participation Holders” or in such other manner as the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer) and the Servicer agree. The parties hereto agree that the Trustee shall be the “customer” (as defined in Section 4-104 of the Uniform Commercial Code) with respect to each Escrow Account. Upon request, the Servicer shall notify the Issuer, the Collateral Manager, the Special Servicer, the Note Administrator and the Trustee in writing of the location and account number of each Escrow Account it establishes and shall notify the Issuer, the Collateral Manager, the Special Servicer, the Note Administrator and the Trustee promptly after any change thereof. Except as provided herein (including without limitation, the withdrawals described in the following sentence, which may be made without Issuer or Special Servicer consent), withdrawals of amounts from an Escrow Account may be made only following notice to, and consent of, the Issuer (or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Issuer). Subject to any express provisions to the contrary herein, to applicable laws, and to the terms of the related Asset Documents governing the use of the Escrow Payments, withdrawals of amounts from an Escrow Account may only be made: (i) to effect payment of taxes, assessments and insurance premiums; (ii) to effect payment of ground rents and other items required or permitted to be paid from escrow; (iii) to refund to the related Obligors any sums determined to be in excess of the amounts required to be deposited therein; (iv) to pay interest, if required under the Asset Documents, to the Obligors on balances in the Escrow Accounts; (v) to pay to the Servicer from time to time any interest or investment income earned on funds deposited therein pursuant to Section 3.04; (vi) to apply funds to the indebtedness of the Commercial Real Estate Loan in accordance with the terms thereof; (vii) to reimburse the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Collateral Manager or the Advancing Agent, as the case may be, for any Servicing Advance or Servicing Expense, as the case may be, for which Escrow Payments should have been made by the Obligors, but only from amounts received on the Commercial Real Estate Loan which represent late collections of Escrow Payments thereunder; (viii) to withdraw any amount deposited in the Escrow Accounts which was not required to be deposited therein; or (ix) to clear and terminate the Escrow Accounts at the termination of this Agreement.
(b) The Servicer shall maintain accurate records with respect to each Mortgaged Property securing a Serviced Loan, reflecting the status of taxes, assessments and other similar items that are or may become a lien thereon and the status of insurance premiums payable with respect thereto as well as the payment of ground rents with respect to each ground lease (to the extent such information is reasonably available). To the extent that the related Asset Documents require Escrow Payments to be made by an Obligor under a Serviced Loan, the Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such items, and shall effect payment prior to the applicable penalty or termination date, employing for such purpose Escrow Payments paid by such Obligor pursuant to the terms of the Asset Documents and deposited in the related Escrow Account by the Servicer. To the extent that the Asset Documents do not require an Obligor under a Serviced Loan to make Escrow Payments (and no other loan secured by the Mortgaged Property requires escrows or reserves for such amounts), the Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to require that any tax, insurance or other payment referenced in the definition of Escrow Payment be made by such Obligors prior to the applicable penalty or termination date (to the extent that the holder of the related Commercial Real Estate Loan has the right to so require). Subject to Section 3.05 with respect to the payment of insurance premiums, if an Obligor under a Serviced Loan fails to make payment on a timely basis or collections from such Obligor are insufficient to pay any such item when due and the holder of the related Commercial Real Estate Loan has the right to pay such premiums on behalf of such Obligor pursuant to the terms of the related Asset Documents, the amount of any shortfall shall be paid by the Advancing Agent, subject to Section 5.02, as a Servicing Advance.
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Section 3.03 Collection Account and Participated Loan Collection Account. (a) The Servicer shall, on behalf of the Trustee, establish and maintain an Eligible Account as to which the “bank’s jurisdiction” for purposes of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code is the State of New York (the “Collection Account”) for the purposes set forth herein. The Collection Account shall be denominated “Lument Real Estate Capital, LLC, as Servicer, for the benefit of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the LMNT CRE 2025-FL3 Notes and the other Secured Parties” or in such other manner as the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Issuer) and the Servicer agree. The parties hereto agree that the Trustee shall be the “customer” (as defined in Section 4-104 of the Uniform Commercial Code) with respect to the Collection Account. The Servicer shall deposit into the Collection Account (1) within two (2) Business Days after receipt of properly identified funds all payments and collections received by it on or after the date hereof with respect to the Commercial Real Estate Loans and REO Properties (unless such payments and collections are required to be deposited into the Participated Loan Collection Account), other than (x) Escrow Payments, (y) payments in the nature of Additional Servicing Compensation or (z) scheduled payments of principal and interest due on or before the Closing Date and collected on or after the Closing Date, which amounts described in this clause (z) shall be remitted to the Seller, and (2) amounts from the Participated Loan Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.03(d)(vii)(A).
(b) The Servicer shall make withdrawals from the Collection Account only as follows (the order set forth below not constituting an order of priority for such withdrawals):
(i) to withdraw any amount deposited in the Collection Account which was not required to be deposited therein;
(ii) pursuant to Section 5.01, to pay itself unpaid Servicing Fees, if applicable, and any unpaid Additional Servicing Compensation on each Remittance Date;
(iii) pursuant to Section 5.03(a) and (b), but subject to the waiver in Section 5.03(c), to pay to the Special Servicer the Special Servicing Fee, Liquidation Fee, Workout Fee and any unpaid Additional Servicing Compensation on each Remittance Date;
(iv) (A) to reimburse itself and the Advancing Agent, as applicable (in that order), for unreimbursed Servicing Advances, together with interest thereon at the Advance Rate, the respective rights of each such Person to receive payment pursuant to this clause (A) with respect to any Commercial Real Estate Loan, Mortgaged Property or REO Property being limited to, as applicable, related payments by the applicable Obligor with respect to such Servicing Advance and Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and REO Proceeds of the Commercial Real Estate Loan, Mortgaged Property or REO Property for which such Servicing Advance was made, and (B) to pay or reimburse the Issuer, the Collateral Manager, the Servicer and the Special Servicer for any unreimbursed Servicing Expenses related to the Commercial Real Estate Loans, Mortgaged Properties or REO Properties (provided that, with respect to any Participated Loan, such Servicing Expenses shall be paid first from the Participated Loan Collection Account), together with interest thereon at the Advance Rate, within five (5) days of incurring the same; (v) to reimburse itself and the Advancing Agent, as applicable (in that order), for Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances, together with interest thereon at the Advance Rate, first, out of REO Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds received on the related Commercial Real Estate Loan or REO Property, then, out of the interest portion of general collections on the Commercial Real Estate Loans and REO Properties, then, to the extent the interest portion of general collections is insufficient and with respect to such excess only, out of other collections on the Commercial Real Estate Loans and REO Properties;
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(vi) to pay to itself, as the case may be, from time to time any interest or investment income earned on funds deposited in the Collection Account or any Accounts held by the Servicer to the extent it is entitled thereto pursuant to Section 3.04;
(vii) to remit to the Seller any collections representing Retained Interest under, and as defined in, the Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement;
(viii) on each Remittance Date, to remit to the Note Administrator for deposit into the Payment Account, all amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (that represent good and available funds) as of the close of business on the related Servicing Determination Date, net of any withdrawals from the Collection Account pursuant to this Section;
(ix) to clear and terminate the Collection Account upon the termination of this Agreement; and
(x) during the Reinvestment Period, subject to receipt by the Servicer of a written certification from the Collateral Manager that (i) the Note Protection Tests were satisfied as of the immediately preceding Payment Date and (ii) the Collateral Manager reasonably expects the Note Protection Tests to be satisfied on the immediately succeeding Payment Date, to transfer any Unscheduled Principal Proceeds on deposit in the Collection Account into the Reinvestment Account. The Collateral Manager shall provide each such request to the Servicer at least two (2) Business Days prior to the requested transfer date. Any such request referred to above shall specify the requested date of remittance and amount of any Principal Proceeds to be remitted. The Servicer shall not be required to make any determination with respect to, or verification of, the delivery or sufficiency of any certification of the Collateral Manager required by Section 10.2(f) of the Indenture.
(c) With respect to the Participated Loans that are Serviced Loans, the Servicer shall, on behalf of the Trustee, establish and maintain an Eligible Account or a sub-account of an Eligible Account, in each case as to which the “bank’s jurisdiction” for purposes of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code is the State of New York (the “Participated Loan Collection Account”), for the purposes set forth herein. The Participated Loan Collection Account may be a sub-account of a single account, including of the Collection Account. The Participated Loan Collection Account shall be denominated “Lument Real Estate Capital, LLC, as Servicer, for the benefit of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the LMNT CRE 2025-FL3 Notes, other Secured Parties and the Companion Participation Holders.” The parties hereto agree that the Trustee shall be the “customer” (as defined in Section 4-104 of the Uniform Commercial Code) with respect to the Participated Loan Collection Account. The Servicer shall deposit into the Participated Loan Collection Account within two (2) Business Days after receipt of properly identified funds all payments and collections received by it on or after the date hereof with respect to the Participated Loans that are Serviced Loans and related REO Properties (and the related Participation) and any proceeds received from the disposition of Participated Loans that are Serviced Loans and related REO Properties (and the related Participation), other than (x) Escrow Payments, (y) payments in the nature of Additional Servicing Compensation or (z) scheduled payments of principal and interest due on or before the Closing Date and collected on or after the Closing Date, which amounts described in this clause (z) shall be remitted to the Seller. Amounts in the Participated Loan Collection Account allocable to any Companion Participation shall not be assets of the Issuer, but instead shall be held by the Servicer on behalf of the related Companion Participation Holder.
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(d) The Servicer shall make withdrawals from the Participated Loan Collection Account only as follows (the order set forth below not constituting an order of priority for such withdrawals):
(i) to withdraw any amount deposited in the Participated Loan Collection Account which was not required to be deposited therein;
(ii) to pay to itself any unpaid Servicing Fees and Additional Servicing Compensation to which it is entitled pursuant to Section 5.01, but only to the extent earned on the Participated Loans that are Serviced Loans or related REO Property;
(iii) to pay to the Special Servicer any unpaid Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees, Workout Fees and Additional Servicing Compensation to which the Special Servicer is entitled pursuant to Section 5.03, but only to the extent earned on the Participated Loans that are Serviced Loans or related REO Property;
(iv) (A) to reimburse itself and the Advancing Agent, as applicable (in that order), for unreimbursed Servicing Advances with respect to any Participated Loans that are Serviced Loans or related REO Property, together with interest thereon at the Advance Rate, the respective rights of each such Person to receive payment pursuant to this clause (A) being limited to, as applicable, related payments by the applicable Obligor with respect to such Servicing Advance and Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and REO Proceeds of the Commercial Real Estate Loan or REO Property for which such Servicing Advance was made, and (B) to pay or reimburse the Issuer, the Special Servicer and the Servicer for any unreimbursed Servicing Expenses with respect to the related Participated Loan or REO Property, together with interest thereon at the Advance Rate, within five (5) days of incurring same;
(v) to reimburse itself and the Advancing Agent, as applicable (in that order), for Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances with respect to any Participated Loans that are Serviced Loans or related REO Property, together with interest thereon at the Advance Rate, the respective rights of each such Person to receive payment pursuant to this clause (v) being limited to, as applicable, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and REO Proceeds and other collections on the Commercial Real Estate Loan or REO Property for which such Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances were made; (vi) to pay to itself from time to time any interest or investment income earned on funds deposited in such Participated Loan Collection Account to the extent it is entitled thereto pursuant to Section 3.04;
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(vii) (A) on each Remittance Date, to remit to the Collection Account, all amounts on deposit in such Participated Loan Collection Account (that represent good and available funds) that are allocable to the Participations owned by the Issuer pursuant to the related Participation Agreement and (B) on each Remittance Date (or such later date as may be set forth in the related Participation Agreement) after receipt thereof, to each related Companion Participation Holder, all amounts on deposit in such Participated Loan Collection Account (that represent good and available funds) that are payable pursuant to the related Participation Agreement to such Companion Participation Holder (taking into account other amounts due under such Participation Agreement); and
(viii) to clear and terminate the Participated Loan Collection Account upon the termination of this Agreement.
Section 3.04 Permitted Investments. The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may direct any depository institution or trust company in which the Accounts are maintained to invest the funds held therein in one or more Permitted Investments; provided, however, that (a) any amounts held in the Collection Account or the Participated Loan Collection Account that are invested shall be (x) invested only in short-term Permitted Investments and (y) sold no later than two Business Days prior to each Remittance Date, and (b) in all cases, such funds shall be either (i) immediately available or (ii) available in accordance with a schedule which will permit the Servicer to meet its payment obligations hereunder. The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall be entitled to all income and gain realized from the investment of funds deposited in the Accounts as Additional Servicing Compensation. The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall deposit from its own funds in the applicable Account the amount of any loss incurred in respect of any such investment of funds immediately upon the realization of such loss; provided, that neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be required to deposit any loss on an investment of funds if such loss is incurred solely as a result of the insolvency of the federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company that holds such Account, so long as such depository institution or trust company satisfied the qualifications set forth in the definition of Eligible Account in the month in which the loss occurred and at the time such investment was made. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not (other than in the case of sub-clause (2) below) direct the investment of funds held in any Escrow Account and shall not retain the income and gain realized therefrom if the related Asset Documents or applicable law permit the Obligor to be entitled to the income and gain realized from the investment of funds deposited therein. In such event, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall direct the depository institution or trust company in which such Escrow Accounts are maintained to invest the funds held therein (1) in accordance with the Obligor’s written investment instructions, if the Asset Documents or applicable law require such funds to be invested in accordance with the Obligor’s direction; and (2) in accordance with the written investment instructions of the Special Servicer to invest such funds in a Permitted Investment, if the Asset Documents and applicable law do not permit the related Obligor to direct the investment of such funds; provided, however, that in either event (i) such funds shall be either (y) immediately available or (z) available in accordance with a schedule which will permit the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, to meet the payment obligations for which the Escrow Account was established, (ii) the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall have no liability for any loss in investments of such funds that are invested pursuant to such written instructions and (iii) in the absence of written instructions, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may maintain the funds in an interest-bearing Eligible Account.
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Section 3.05 Maintenance of Insurance Policies. (a) The Special Servicer (only with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties) or the Servicer (with respect to Performing Loans) shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the related Obligor of each Serviced Loan to maintain for each such Serviced Loan such insurance as is required to be maintained pursuant to the related Asset Documents. If the related Obligor fails to maintain such insurance, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall notify the Issuer of such breach, and shall, to the extent available at commercially reasonable rates and that the Issuer has an insurable interest, cause such insurance to be maintained. To the extent provided in the applicable Asset Documents, all such policies shall be endorsed with standard mortgagee clauses (if applicable) with loss payable to the Issuer, and shall be in an amount sufficient to avoid the application of any co-insurance clause. The costs of maintaining the insurance policies which the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is required to maintain pursuant to this Section shall be a Servicing Expense or, if the amount in the Collection Account or the Participated Loan Collection Account, as applicable, is insufficient to pay such costs, such costs shall be paid by the Advancing Agent as a Servicing Advance.
(b) The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may fulfill its obligation to maintain insurance, as provided in Section 3.05(a), through a master force placed insurance policy with a Qualified Insurer, the cost of which shall be a Servicing Expense or, if the amount in the Collection Account or the Participated Loan Collection Account, as applicable, is insufficient to pay such costs, such costs shall be paid by the Advancing Agent as a Servicing Advance; provided that such cost is limited to the incremental cost of such policy allocable to such Mortgaged Property or REO Property (i.e., other than any minimum or standby premium payable for such policy whether or not such Mortgaged Property or REO Property is then covered thereby, which shall be paid by the Advancing Agent at the direction of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be). Such master force placed insurance policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Advancing Agent, the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall, in the event that there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a policy otherwise complying with the provisions of Section 3.05(a), and there shall have been one or more losses which would have been covered by such a policy had it been maintained, immediately deposit into the related Account from its own funds the amount not otherwise payable under the master force placed insurance policy because of such deductible to the extent that such deductible exceeds the deductible limitation required under the related Asset Documents, or, in the absence of such deductible limitation, the deductible limitation which is consistent with the Servicing Standard.
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(c) Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall obtain and maintain at its own expense, and keep in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement, a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy covering the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, directors, officers and employees, in connection with its activities under this Agreement. The form and amount of coverage shall be consistent with the Servicing Standard. In the event that any such bond or policy ceases to be in effect, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall obtain a comparable replacement bond or policy. Any fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance policy required under this Section 3.05(c) shall be obtained from a Qualified Insurer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as the unsecured obligations of the Servicer or Special Servicer (or their respective corporate parent), as applicable, has been rated at least “A-” by Fitch and the equivalent by KBRA, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be entitled to provide self-insurance directly or through its parent (so long as such parent is obligated to pay the related claims), as applicable, with respect to its obligation to maintain a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy.
No provision of this Section requiring such fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance shall diminish or relieve the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, from its duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The Servicer and Special Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee and the Note Administrator, upon request, a certificate of insurance from the surety and insurer certifying that such insurance is in full force and effect.
Section 3.06 Delivery and Possession of Servicing Files. On or before the Servicing Transfer Date, the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer) shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer (i) a Servicing File with respect to each Serviced Loan; and (ii) the amounts, if any, received by the Issuer representing Escrow Payments previously made by the Obligors. The Servicer shall promptly acknowledge receipt of the Servicing File and Escrow Payments and shall promptly deposit such Escrow Payments in the Escrow Accounts established pursuant to this Agreement. The contents of each Servicing File delivered to the Servicer are and shall be held in trust by the Servicer on behalf of the Issuer for the benefit of the Relevant Parties in Interest. The Servicer’s possession of the contents of each Servicing File so delivered shall be for the sole purpose of servicing the related Commercial Real Estate Loan and such possession by the Servicer shall be in a custodial capacity only. The Servicer shall release its custody of the contents of any Servicing File only in accordance with written instructions from the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer), and upon request of the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer), the Servicer shall deliver to the Issuer, or its nominee, the Servicing File or a copy of any document contained therein; provided, however, that if the Servicer is unable to perform its Servicing obligations with respect to the related Commercial Real Estate Loan as a result of any such release or delivery of the Servicing File, then the Servicer shall not be liable, while the related Servicing File is not in the Servicer’s possession, for any failure to perform any obligation hereunder with respect to the related Commercial Real Estate Loan.
Section 3.07 Inspections; Financial Statements. (a) With respect to each Performing Loan, the Servicer shall perform, or cause to be performed, a physical inspection of the related Mortgaged Property at least annually, beginning in 2026, and, in addition, if at any time (i) the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer) requests such an inspection, or (ii) the Servicer, with the approval of the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer), determines that it is prudent to conduct such an inspection. The Servicer shall prepare a written report of each such inspection and shall promptly deliver a copy of such report to the Issuer, the Special Servicer and the Collateral Manager. The reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Servicer and a reasonable fee due the Servicer in connection with any such inspections (including any out-of-pocket expenses related to travel and lodging and any charges incurred through the use of a qualified third party to perform such services) shall be paid by the Advancing Agent as a Servicing Advance.
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(b) With respect to a Specially Serviced Loan that is secured directly or indirectly by real property and with respect to REO Property related to a Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer shall perform a physical inspection of each such Mortgaged Property (i) as soon as possible after a Special Servicing Transfer Event and thereafter at least annually, and, in addition (ii) if at any time (x) the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer) requests such an inspection, or (y) the Special Servicer, determines that it is prudent to conduct such an inspection. The Special Servicer shall prepare a written report of each such inspection and shall promptly deliver a copy of such report to the Issuer, the Servicer, and the Collateral Manager. The reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Special Servicer and a reasonable fee due the Special Servicer in connection with any such inspections (including any out-of-pocket expenses related to travel and lodging and any charges incurred through the use of a qualified third party to perform such services) shall be paid by the Advancing Agent as a Servicing Advance.
(c) Commencing with respect to the calendar year ending December 31, 2026 (as to annual information) and the calendar quarter ending on March 31, 2026 (as to quarterly information), the Servicer, in the case of any Performing Loans described in Section 3.07(a), and the Special Servicer, in the case of any Specially Serviced Loans and REO Property related to a Serviced Loan, shall (i) make reasonable efforts to collect promptly from the related Obligor quarterly and annual operating statements and rent rolls of the related real property, financial statements of such Obligor and any other documents or reports required to be delivered under the terms of the related Asset Documents, if delivery of such items is required pursuant to the terms of the related Asset Documents and (ii) promptly (A) review and analyze such items as may be collected; (B) prepare or update, on a quarterly and annual basis, CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheets, CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Reports and CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Reports based on such analysis; and (C) in the case of the Servicer, upon request, deliver or otherwise make available copies of such prepared written reports and collected operating statements and rent rolls to the Special Servicer.
Section 3.08 Exercise of Remedies upon Commercial Real Estate Loan Defaults. Upon the failure of any Obligor under a Serviced Loan to make any required payment of principal, interest or other amounts due under such Serviced Loan, or otherwise to perform fully any material obligations under any of the related Asset Documents, in either case within any applicable grace period, the Servicer shall, upon discovery of such failure, promptly notify the Special Servicer, the Advancing Agent, the Collateral Manager and the Issuer in writing. As directed in writing by the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer) in each instance, the Servicer shall issue notices of default, declare events of default, declare due the entire outstanding principal balance, and otherwise take all reasonable actions consistent with the Servicing Standard under the related Commercial Real Estate Loan in preparation for the Special Servicer to realize upon the related Underlying Note.
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Section 3.09 Enforcement of Due-On-Sale Clauses; Due-On-Encumbrance Clauses; Assumption Agreements; Defeasance Provisions. (a) Subject to the terms of Section 2.03(b) hereof, if any Serviced Loan contains a provision in the nature of a “due-on-sale” clause (including, without limitation, sales or transfers of related Mortgaged Properties (in full or part) or the sale or transfer of direct or indirect interests in the related Obligor, its subsidiaries or its owners), which by its terms:
(i) provides that such Commercial Real Estate Loan will (or may at the lender’s option) become due and payable upon the sale or other transfer of an interest in the related Mortgaged Property or ownership interests in the Obligor,
(ii) provides that such Commercial Real Estate Loan may not be assumed without the consent of the related lender in connection with any such sale or other transfer, or
(iii) provides that such Commercial Real Estate Loan may be assumed or transferred without the consent of the lender, provided certain conditions set forth in the Asset Documents are satisfied,
then, for so long as the related Collateral Interest is owned by the Issuer (and subject to the rights, if any, of the Issuer exercisable by the Collateral Manager), the Special Servicer on behalf of the Issuer shall take such action as directed by the Collateral Manager pursuant to Section 2.03(c); provided that the Special Servicer shall not waive, without first satisfying the Rating Agency Condition, any “due-on-sale” clause under any Commercial Real Estate Loan for which the related Collateral Interest (A) represents 5% or more of the principal balance of all the Collateral Interests owned by the Issuer, (B) has a principal balance of over $35,000,000, or (C) is one of the 10 largest Collateral Interests (based on principal balance) owned by the Issuer; provided, further, that the Special Servicer shall not be required to enforce any such due-on-sale clauses and in connection therewith shall not be required to (x) accelerate the payments thereon or (y) withhold its consent to such an assumption if the Special Servicer determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard (1) that such provision is not enforceable under applicable law or the enforcement of such provision is reasonably likely to result in meritorious legal action by the related Obligor or (2) that granting such consent would be likely to result in a greater recovery, on a net present value basis (discounting at the related mortgage rate), than would enforcement of such clause.
If, notwithstanding any directions to the contrary from the Collateral Manager, the Special Servicer determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that (A) granting such consent would be likely to result in a greater recovery, (B) such provision is not legally enforceable, or (C) that the conditions described in clause (iii) above relating to the assumption or transfer of the Commercial Real Estate Loan have been satisfied, the Special Servicer is authorized to take or enter into an assumption agreement from or with the Person to whom the related Commercial Real Estate Loan has been or is about to be conveyed, and to release the original Obligor from liability upon the Commercial Real Estate Loan and substitute the new Obligor as obligor thereon, provided that the credit status of the prospective new Obligor is in compliance with the Servicing Standard and criteria and the terms of the related Asset Documents. In connection with each such assumption or substitution entered into by the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer shall give prior notice thereof to the Servicer. The Special Servicer shall notify the Issuer, the Servicer and the Collateral Manager that any such assumption or substitution agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Issuer (with a copy to the Servicer and the Collateral Manager) the original copy of such agreement, which copies shall be added to the related Collateral Interest File and shall, for all purposes, be considered a part of such Collateral Interest File to the same extent as all other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof. To the extent not precluded by the Asset Documents, the Special Servicer shall not approve an assumption or substitution without requiring the related Obligor to pay any fees owed to the Rating Agencies associated with the approval of such assumption or substitution. However, in the event that the related Obligor is required but fails to pay such fees, such fees shall be treated as a Servicing Expense. The Special Servicer shall provide copies of any waivers of any due-on-sale clause to the Servicer and the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Website.
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(b) Subject to the terms of Section 2.03(c) hereof, if any Serviced Loan contains a provision in the nature of a “due-on-encumbrance” clause (including, without limitation, any mezzanine financing of the related Obligor or the related Mortgaged Property), which by its terms:
(i) provides that such Commercial Real Estate Loan shall (or may at the lender’s option) become due and payable upon the creation of any lien or other encumbrance on the related Mortgaged Property,
(ii) requires the consent of the related lender to the creation of any such lien or other encumbrance on the related Mortgaged Property or underlying Real Property, or
(iii) provides that such Mortgaged Property may be further encumbered without the consent of the lender, provided certain conditions set forth in the Asset Documents are satisfied,
then, for so long as the related Collateral Interest is owned by the Issuer (and subject to the rights, if any, of the Issuer exercisable by the Collateral Manager), the Special Servicer on behalf of the Issuer shall take such action as directed by the Collateral Manager pursuant to Section 2.03(c); provided that the Special Servicer shall not waive, without first satisfying the Rating Agency Condition, any “due-on-encumbrance” clause (which the Special Servicer shall interpret, if the related Asset Documents allow such interpretation, to include requests for approval of mezzanine financing or preferred equity), with regard to any Commercial Real Estate Loan for which the related Collateral Interest (A) represents 2% or more of the principal balance of all the Collateral Interests owned by the Issuer, (B) has a principal balance of over $20,000,000, (C) is one of the 10 largest Collateral Interests (based on principal balance) owned by the Issuer, (D) has an aggregate loan-to-value ratio (including existing and proposed additional debt) that is equal to or greater than 85%, or (E) has an aggregate debt service coverage ratio (including the debt service on the existing and proposed additional debt) that is less than 1.2x to 1.0x; provided, further, that the Special Servicer shall not be required to enforce any such due-on-encumbrance clauses and in connection therewith shall not be required to (x) accelerate the payments thereon or (y) withhold its consent to such encumbrance if the Special Servicer determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard (1) that such provision is not enforceable under applicable law or the enforcement of such provision is reasonably likely to result in meritorious legal action by the related Obligor or (2) that granting such consent would be likely to result in a greater recovery, on a net present value basis (discounting at the related mortgage rate), than would enforcement of such clause.
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If, notwithstanding any directions to the contrary from the Collateral Manager, the Special Servicer determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that (A) granting such consent would be likely to result in a greater recovery, (B) such provision is not legally enforceable, or (C) that the conditions described in clause (iii) above relating to the further encumbrance have been satisfied, the Special Servicer is authorized to grant such consent. To the extent not precluded by the Asset Documents, the Special Servicer shall not approve an additional encumbrance without requiring the related Obligor to pay any fees owed to the Rating Agencies associated with the approval of such lien or encumbrance. However, in the event that the related Obligor is required but fails to pay such fees, such fees shall reimbursable as a Servicing Expense. The Special Servicer shall provide copies of any waivers of any due on encumbrance clause to the Servicer and the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Website.
(c) If the Servicer receives any request for any assumption, transfer, further encumbrance or other action contemplated by this Section 3.09, the Servicer shall forward such request to the Special Servicer for analysis and processing and the Servicer shall have no further liability or duty with respect thereto.
(d) Nothing in this Section 3.09 shall constitute a waiver of the Issuer’s rights, as the lender of record, to receive notice of any assumption of a Commercial Real Estate Loan, any sale or other transfer of the related Commercial Real Estate Loan or the creation of any lien or other encumbrance with respect to such Commercial Real Estate Loan.
(e) In connection with the taking of, or the failure to take, any action pursuant to this Section 3.09, the Special Servicer shall not agree to modify, waive or amend, and no assumption or substitution agreement entered into pursuant to Section 3.09(a) shall contain any terms that are different from, any term of any Commercial Real Estate Loan, other than pursuant to Section 3.15 hereof.
Section 3.10 Appraisals; Realization upon Defaulted Collateral Interests. (a) Promptly following any acquisition by the Special Servicer of an REO Property on behalf of the Issuer for the benefit of the Relevant Parties in Interest or upon the occurrence of an Appraisal Reduction Event the Special Servicer shall (i) notify the Servicer thereof, and (ii) within 120 days, use reasonable efforts to obtain an updated Appraisal (or a letter update for an existing Appraisal which is less than two years old) of the Mortgaged Property from an Appraiser (an “Updated Appraisal”), in order to determine the fair market value of such REO Property and shall notify the Issuer, the Servicer and the Collateral Manager of the results of such Appraisal; provided that the Special Servicer shall not be required to obtain an Updated Appraisal of any Mortgaged Property with respect to which there exists an Appraisal that is less than twelve (12) months old and the Special Servicer is not aware of any material change in the market for, or the condition or value of the Mortgaged Property. Any such Appraisal shall be conducted by an Appraiser and the cost thereof shall be a Servicing Advance. Following the occurrence of an Appraisal Reduction Event, the Special Servicer shall obtain a new Updated Appraisal every twelve (12) months (or sooner if the Collateral Manager or the Special Servicer determines that conditions have changed with respect to the related Mortgaged Property) and to recalculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount (as defined in the Indenture) with respect to such Commercial Real Estate Loan.
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(b) The Special Servicer shall monitor each Specially Serviced Loan, evaluate whether the causes of the Special Servicing Transfer Event can be corrected over a reasonable period without significant impairment of the value of the Commercial Real Estate Loan, initiate corrective action in cooperation with the Obligor if, in the Special Servicer’s judgment, cure is likely, and take such other actions (including without limitation, negotiating and accepting a discounted payoff of a Commercial Real Estate Loan) as are consistent with the Servicing Standard. If, in the Special Servicer’s judgment, such corrective action has been unsuccessful, no satisfactory arrangement can be made for collection of delinquent payments, and the Specially Serviced Loan has not been released from the Issuer pursuant to any provision hereof, and except as otherwise specifically provided in Section 3.09(a) and 3.09(b), the Special Servicer may, to the extent consistent with the Asset Status Report (and with the consent of the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer) and with the Servicing Standard, accelerate such Specially Serviced Loan and commence a foreclosure or other acquisition with respect to the related Commercial Real Estate Loan, provided that the Special Servicer determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that such acceleration and foreclosure are more likely to produce a greater recovery to the Relevant Parties in Interest on a present value basis (discounting at the related interest rate) than would a waiver of such default or an extension or modification. The Special Servicer shall notify the Advancing Agent of the need to advance the costs and expenses of any such proceedings.
(c) If the Special Servicer elects to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure or other similar proceeding related to personal property in accordance with the laws of the state where a Mortgaged Property is located, the Special Servicer shall not be required to pursue a deficiency judgment against the related Obligor or any other liable party if the laws of the state do not permit such a deficiency judgment after a non-judicial foreclosure or other similar proceeding related to personal property or if the Special Servicer determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that the likely recovery if a deficiency judgment is obtained will not be sufficient to warrant the cost, time, expense and/or exposure of pursuing the deficiency judgment and such determination is evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Issuer and the Collateral Manager.
(d) In the event that title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale shall be issued to the Issuer, a Permitted Subsidiary or a nominee of the Issuer (which shall not include the Servicer or the Special Servicer). Notwithstanding any such acquisition of title and cancellation of the related Commercial Real Estate Loan, such Commercial Real Estate Loan shall be considered to be an REO Loan until such time as the related REO Property is sold by the Issuer for the benefit of the Relevant Parties in Interest and shall be reduced only by collections net of expenses. Consistent with the foregoing, for purposes of all calculations hereunder, so long as such REO Loan shall be considered to be an outstanding:
(i) it shall be assumed that, notwithstanding that the indebtedness evidenced by the related Underlying Note shall have been discharged, such Underlying Note and, for purposes of determining the stated principal balance thereof, the related amortization schedule in effect at the time of any such acquisition of title shall remain in effect; and (ii) net REO Proceeds received in any month shall be applied to amounts that would have been payable under the related Underlying Note(s) in accordance with the terms of such Underlying Note(s).
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In the absence of such terms, net REO Proceeds shall be deemed to have been received first, in reimbursement of Servicing Advances related to such Commercial Real Estate Loan; second, in payment of Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees related to such Commercial Real Estate Loan; third, in payment of the unpaid accrued interest on such Commercial Real Estate Loan; fourth, in payment of outstanding principal of such Commercial Real Estate Loan; and thereafter, net proceeds received in any month shall be applied to the payment of installments of principal and accrued interest deemed to be due and payable in accordance with the terms of such Underlying Note(s) or related Asset Documents, net of any withholding taxes, and such amortization schedule until such principal has been paid in full and then to other amounts due under such Commercial Real Estate Loan. If such net REO Proceeds exceed the Monthly Payment then payable, the excess shall be treated as a Principal Prepayment received in respect of such REO Loan.
(e) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Special Servicer shall not, on behalf of the Issuer, for the benefit of the Noteholders, obtain title to any Mortgaged Property as a result of or in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, obtain title to any direct or indirect equity interest in any Obligor pledged pursuant to a pledge agreement and thereby be the beneficial owner of the related Mortgaged Property, have a receiver of rents appointed with respect to, and shall not otherwise acquire possession of, or take any other action with respect to, any Mortgaged Property if, as a result of any such action, the Issuer, would be considered to hold title to, to be a “mortgagee-in-possession” of, or to be an “owner” or “operator” of, such Mortgaged Property within the meaning of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended from time to time, or any comparable law, unless the Special Servicer has previously determined in accordance with the Servicing Standard, based on an updated environmental assessment report prepared by an Independent environmental consultant who regularly conducts environmental audits, that:
(i) such Mortgaged Property is in compliance with applicable environmental laws or, if not, after consultation with an environmental consultant, that it would be in the best economic interest of the Issuer to take such actions as are necessary to bring such Mortgaged Property in compliance therewith, and
(ii) there are no circumstances present at such Mortgaged Property relating to the use, management or disposal of any hazardous materials for which investigation, testing, monitoring, containment, clean-up or remediation could be required under any currently effective federal, state or local law or regulation, or that, if any such hazardous materials are present for which such action could be required, after consultation with an environmental consultant, it would be in the best economic interest of the Issuer to take such actions with respect to the affected Mortgaged Property.
In the event that the environmental assessment first obtained by the Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgaged Property indicates that such Mortgaged Property may not be in compliance with applicable environmental laws or that hazardous materials may be present but does not definitively establish such fact, the Special Servicer shall cause such further environmental tests to be conducted by an Independent environmental consultant who regularly conducts such tests as the Special Servicer shall deem prudent to protect the interests of the Relevant Parties in Interest. Any such tests shall be deemed part of the environmental assessment obtained by the Special Servicer for purposes of this Section 3.10.
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(f) The environmental assessment contemplated by Section 3.10(e) shall be prepared within three (3) months (or as soon thereafter as practicable) of the determination that such assessment is required by an Independent environmental consultant who regularly conducts environmental audits for purchasers of commercial property where the Commercial Real Estate Loan is located, as determined by the Special Servicer in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard. The Special Servicer shall request (with a copy to the Servicer) that the Advancing Agent to advance the cost of preparation of such environmental assessments.
(g) The Special Servicer shall take such action with respect to a Mortgaged Property that is not in compliance with applicable environmental laws as is directed by the Collateral Manager; provided, however, that if the Special Servicer determines pursuant to Section 3.10(e)(i) that any Mortgaged Property is not in compliance with applicable environmental laws but that it is in the best economic interest of the Issuer to take such actions as are necessary to bring such Mortgaged Property in compliance therewith, or if the Special Servicer determines pursuant to Section 3.10(e)(ii) that the circumstances referred to therein relating to hazardous materials are present but that it is in the best economic interest of the Issuer to take such action with respect to the containment, clean-up or remediation of hazardous materials affecting such Mortgaged Property as is required by law or regulation, the Special Servicer shall take such action as it deems to be in the best economic interest of the Issuer, but only if the Issuer (or the Note Administrator) has mailed notice to the Noteholders of such proposed action, which notice shall be prepared by the Special Servicer, and only if the Issuer (or the Note Administrator) does not receive, within 30 days of such notification, instructions from the Noteholders entitled to a majority of the Voting Rights directing the Special Servicer not to take such action. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Special Servicer reasonably determines that it is likely that within such 30-day period irreparable environmental harm to such Mortgaged Property would result from the presence of such hazardous materials and provides a prior written statement to the Issuer setting forth the basis for such determination, then the Special Servicer may take such action to remedy such condition as may be consistent with the Servicing Standard. Neither the Issuer nor the Special Servicer shall be obligated to take any action or not take any action pursuant to this Section 3.10(g) at the direction of the Noteholders or the related Companion Participation Holder, unless the Noteholders or such Companion Participation Holder agree to indemnify the Issuer and the Special Servicer with respect to such action or inaction. The Special Servicer shall notify the Advancing Agent of the need to advance the costs of any such compliance, containment, clean-up or remediation as a Servicing Advance.
(h) The Special Servicer shall notify the Servicer of any Mortgaged Property securing a Serviced Loan which is abandoned or foreclosed that requires reporting to the IRS and shall provide the Servicer with all information regarding forgiveness of indebtedness and required to be reported with respect to any such Mortgaged Property which is abandoned or foreclosed, and the Servicer shall report to the IRS and the related Obligor, in the manner required by applicable law, such information, and the Servicer shall report, via Form 1099C, all forgiveness of indebtedness to the extent such information has been provided to the Servicer by the Special Servicer. The Servicer shall deliver a copy of any such report to the Issuer and the Collateral Manager.
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(i) The costs of any updated Appraisal obtained pursuant to this Section 3.10 shall be paid by the Advancing Agent as a Servicing Advance.
Section 3.11 Annual Statement as to Compliance. The Servicer and the Special Servicer (each a “Reporting Person”) shall each deliver to the Issuer, the Note Administrator, the Trustee, the Collateral Manager and the 17g-5 Information Provider on or before April 30 of each year, beginning with April 30, 2027 an Officer’s Certificate stating, as to each signatory thereof, (i) that a review of the activities of the Reporting Person during the preceding calendar year and of its performance under this Agreement has been made under such Officer’s supervision, and (ii) that, to the best of such Officer’s knowledge, based on such review, the Reporting Person has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement in all material respects throughout such year or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such default known to such officer, the nature and status thereof and what action it proposes to take with respect thereto.
Section 3.12 Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report. (a) On or before April 30 of each year, beginning with April 30, 2027, each Reporting Person, at such Reporting Person’s expense, shall cause a registered public accounting firm (which may also render other services to such Reporting Person) that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a report to the Issuer, the Note Administrator, the Trustee, the Collateral Manager and the 17g-5 Information Provider, regarding the Reporting Person’s compliance during the prior calendar year with (a) the applicable servicing criteria in Item 1122 of Regulation AB set forth on Exhibit B hereto or (b) the minimum servicing standards identified in the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers.
Section 3.13 Title and Management of REO Properties and REO Accounts. (a) In the event that title to any Mortgaged Property (other than a Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Loan) is acquired on behalf of the Relevant Parties in Interest in foreclosure, by deed in lieu of foreclosure or upon abandonment or reclamation from bankruptcy, the deed or certificate of sale may be taken in the name of a Permitted Subsidiary wholly or partially owned by the Issuer. The Special Servicer, on behalf of the Relevant Parties in Interest, shall dispose of any REO Property held by the Issuer as soon after acquiring it as is practicable and feasible in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard and as so advised by the Collateral Manager on behalf of LCMT in accordance with the REIT Provisions. The Special Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each such REO Property for the Relevant Parties in Interest solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale.
(b) The Special Servicer shall have full power and authority, subject only to the Servicing Standard and the specific requirements and prohibitions of this Agreement, to do any and all things in connection with any REO Property held by the Issuer, all on such terms and for such period as the Special Servicer deems to be in the best interests of the Relevant Parties in Interest and, in connection therewith, the Special Servicer shall agree to the payment of property management fees that are consistent with general market standards. The Special Servicer shall request the Advancing Agent to pay such fees as a Servicing Advance.
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(c) The Special Servicer shall segregate and hold all revenues received by it with respect to any REO Property separate and apart from its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain on behalf of the Trustee with respect to any REO Property a segregated custodial account as to which the “bank’s jurisdiction” for purposes of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code is the State of New York (a “REO Account”), which shall be an Eligible Account and shall be entitled “Lument Real Estate Capital, LLC, as special servicer, for the benefit of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the LMNT CRE 2025-FL3 Notes – REO Account”, or in such other manner as the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer) prescribes, to be held for the benefit of the Noteholders, the related Companion Participation Holder. The parties hereto agree that the Trustee shall be the “customer” (as defined in Section 4-104 of the Uniform Commercial Code) with respect to each REO Account. The Special Servicer shall be entitled to withdraw for its account any interest or investment income earned on funds deposited in the REO Account to the extent provided in Section 3.04. The Special Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited REO Proceeds in the REO Account within two (2) Business Days after receipt of such REO Proceeds, and shall withdraw therefrom funds necessary for the proper operation, management and maintenance of such REO Property and for other Servicing Advances with respect to such REO Property, including:
(i) all insurance premiums due and payable in respect of any REO Property;
(ii) all real estate taxes and assessments in respect of any REO Property that may result in the imposition of a lien thereon and all U.S. federal, state and local income taxes payable by the owner of the REO Property; and
(iii) all costs and expenses reasonable and necessary to protect, maintain, manage, operate, repair and restore any REO Property including, if applicable, the payments of any ground rents in respect of such REO Property.
To the extent that such REO Proceeds are insufficient for the purposes set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above (other than income taxes), the Special Servicer shall request the Advancing Agent to pay such amounts as Servicing Advances. The Special Servicer may retain in each REO Account reasonable reserves for repairs, replacements and necessary capital improvements and other related expenses. The Special Servicer shall withdraw from each REO Account and remit to the Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, on a monthly basis on or prior to the first Business Day following each Servicing Determination Date, the aggregate of all amounts received in respect of each REO Property as of such Servicing Determination Date that are then on deposit in such REO Account, provided, however, the Special Servicer may retain in each REO Account reasonable reserves for repairs, replacements and necessary capital improvements and other related expenses.
The Special Servicer shall be entitled to enter into an agreement with any Independent Contractor performing services for it related to its duties and obligations hereunder. Such agreement shall provide: (A) for indemnification of the Special Servicer by such Independent Contractor, and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification; and (B) that the Independent Contractor’s fees be reasonable. The Special Servicer shall provide oversight and supervision with regard to the performance of all contracted services and any Independent Contractor agreement shall be consistent with and subject to the provisions of this Agreement. Neither the existence of any Independent Contractor agreement nor any of the provisions of this Agreement relating to the Independent Contractor shall relieve the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, of its obligations to the Issuer hereunder, including without limitation, the Special Servicer’s obligation to service such REO Property in accordance with the Servicing Standard.
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(d) When and as necessary, the Special Servicer shall send to the Servicer and the Issuer a statement prepared by the Special Servicer setting forth the amount of net income or net loss, as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes, resulting from the REO Property. To perform its obligations hereunder, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to retain an Independent accountant or property manager on behalf of the Issuer for the benefit of the Relevant Parties in Interest to prepare such statements and the cost of which shall be paid by and reimbursed to the Advancing Agent as a Servicing Advance.
(e) The parties hereto acknowledge that for so long as the Issuer maintains its status as a Qualified REIT Subsidiary or other disregarded entity of LCMT, and unless otherwise directed by LCMT (or any subsequent REIT), the Special Servicer intends to conduct its activities such that any REO Property will qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 856(e) of the Code with respect to LCMT. In connection with the foregoing, and unless otherwise directed by LCMT (or any subsequent REIT), the Special Servicer shall not:
(i) enter into, renew or extend any New Lease, if such New Lease by its terms will give rise to any income that does not constitute Rents from Real Property;
(ii) permit any amount to be received or accrued under any New Lease, other than amounts that will constitute Rents from Real Property;
(iii) authorize or permit any construction on any REO Property, other than the completion of a building or other improvement thereon, and then only if more than ten percent of the construction of such building or other improvement was completed before default on the related Commercial Real Estate Loan became imminent, all within the meaning of Section 856(e)(4)(B) of the Code; or
(iv) Directly Operate or allow any Person to Directly Operate any REO Property on any date more than 90 days after the acquisition thereof unless such Person is an Independent Contractor.
LCMT shall have sole discretion to elect to treat any REO Property as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 856(e) of the Code or any Permitted Subsidiary as a “taxable REIT subsidiary” within the meaning of Section 856(l)(1) of the Code, or to make any other elections that it deems to be in the best interest of LCMT or its shareholders.
Section 3.14 Cash Collateral Accounts. In the event that any Asset Documents (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Loan) permit or require the related Obligor to deliver additional or substitute collateral in the form of cash (“Cash Collateral”) to the holder of such Commercial Real Estate Loan and such Obligor deposits such Cash Collateral with the Servicer, the Servicer shall segregate and hold such Cash Collateral separate and apart from its own funds and general assets and shall, on behalf of the Trustee, establish and maintain with respect to such Cash Collateral a segregated custodial account as to which the “bank’s jurisdiction” for purposes of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code is the State of New York, which may be a sub-account of the Collection Account, to be held for the benefit of the Relevant Parties in Interest (each, a “Cash Collateral Account”), each of which shall be an Eligible Account or a sub-account of an Eligible Account and shall be entitled “Lument Real Estate Capital, LLC, as Servicer, for the benefit of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the LMNT CRE 2025-FL3 Notes, other Secured Parties and the related Companion Participation Holder - Cash Collateral Account” or in such other manner as the Issuer prescribes or such other name as may be required pursuant to the terms of the related Asset Documents. The parties hereto agree that the Trustee shall be the “customer” (as defined in Section 4-104 of the Uniform Commercial Code) with respect to each Cash Collateral Account. The Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited any such Cash Collateral in the Cash Collateral Account within two (2) Business Days after receipt of properly identified funds such Cash Collateral, and shall hold and disburse such Cash Collateral in accordance with the terms of the related Asset Documents.
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Section 3.15 Modification, Waiver, Amendment and Consents. (a) All modifications, waivers (other than waivers of late payment charges and default interest on Commercial Real Estate Loans that are not Specially Serviced Loans (which may be processed by the Servicer)), consents (including, without limitation, Administrative Modifications and Criteria-Based Modifications) with respect to the Serviced Loans shall be processed by the Special Servicer; provided that, the right to approve future funding under any Future Funding Participation shall be held by the holder of the related Future Funding Participation. If the Servicer receives any request for such modification, waiver (other than waivers of late payment charges and default interest on Commercial Real Estate Loans that are not Specially Serviced Loans) or consent, the Servicer shall forward such request to the Special Servicer for analysis and processing and the Servicer shall have no further liability or duty with respect thereto. Subject to the terms of Section 2.03(c) hereof and Section 10.10(f) of the Indenture, and in accordance with the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer may agree to any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of, forgive or defer interest on and principal of, capitalize interest on, permit the release, addition or substitution of collateral securing any such Commercial Real Estate Loan (but with respect to substitution of collateral securing any such Commercial Real Estate Loan, subject to satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition), convert or exchange such Commercial Real Estate Loan for any other type of consideration, and/or permit the release of the related Obligor on or any guarantor of any such Commercial Real Estate Loan and/or permit any change in the management company or franchise with respect to any such Commercial Real Estate Loan without the consent of the Issuer, the Trustee, any Noteholder or any Companion Participation Holder, subject, however, other than with respect to an Administrative Modification or a Criteria-Based Modification, to each of the following limitations, conditions and restrictions:
(i) with respect to the Specially Serviced Loans, the Special Servicer has determined that such modification, waiver or amendment is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery to the Relevant Parties in Interest on a present value basis than would liquidation;
(ii) the Special Servicer shall not permit any Obligor to add or substitute any collateral for an outstanding Commercial Real Estate Loan, which collateral constitutes real property, unless the Special Servicer shall have first determined, in its reasonable and good faith judgment, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, based upon a Phase I environmental assessment (and such additional environmental testing as the Special Servicer deems necessary and appropriate) prepared by an Independent environmental consultant who regularly conducts environmental assessments (and such additional environmental testing), at the expense of the related Obligor, that such new real property is in compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations and that there are no circumstances or conditions present with respect to such new real property relating to the use, management or disposal of any hazardous materials for which investigation, testing, monitoring, containment, clean-up or remediation would be required under any then-applicable environmental laws and regulations; (iii) unless a release or substitution is permissible under the related Asset Document without the consent or approval of the lender, the Special Servicer shall not release or substitute any Mortgaged Property securing an outstanding Performing Loan except in the case of a release where (A) the loss of the use of the Mortgaged Property to be released will not, in the Special Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, materially and adversely affect the net operating income being generated by or the use of the related Mortgaged Property, (B) except in the case of the release of non-material parcels, there is a corresponding principal paydown of the related Commercial Real Estate Loan in an amount at least equal to the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property to be released and (C) the remaining Mortgaged Property and any substitute mortgaged property is, in the Special Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, adequate security for the related Commercial Real Estate Loan; and
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(iv) the Special Servicer may not modify a Commercial Real Estate Loan to extend its maturity date beyond the date that is five years prior to the Stated Maturity Date;
provided that notwithstanding clauses (i) through (iv) above, neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be required to oppose the confirmation of a plan in any bankruptcy or similar proceeding involving an Obligor if in its reasonable and good faith judgment such opposition would not ultimately prevent the confirmation of such plan or one substantially similar.
(b) The Special Servicer shall not have any liability to the Issuer, the Noteholders, any Companion Participation Holder or any other Person if its analysis and determination that the modification, waiver, amendment or other action contemplated in Section 3.15(a) is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery to the Issuer, the Noteholders and, if applicable, the related Companion Participation Holder on a net present value basis than would liquidation, should prove to be wrong or incorrect, so long as the analysis and determination were made on a reasonable basis in good faith and in accordance with the Servicing Standard by the Special Servicer and the Special Servicer was not negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.
(c) The Collateral Manager may, but is not required to, direct and require the Special Servicer to effect (and, upon such direction by the Collateral Manager, the Special Servicer is required to effect) any Administrative Modification or Criteria-Based Modification; provided, however, that a Criteria-Based Modification is only permissible if the Criteria-Based Modification Conditions are satisfied immediately after giving effect to such Criteria-Based Modification. No Administrative Modification or Criteria-Based Modification shall constitute a Major Decision or be subject to consent and/or consultation rights under this Agreement.
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The Collateral Manager’s decision to direct any Administrative Modification or Criteria-Based Modification will be subject to the Collateral Management Standard (d) Any payment of interest that is deferred pursuant to any modification, waiver or amendment permitted hereunder, shall not, for purposes hereof (including, without limitation, calculating monthly distributions to Noteholders and Companion Participation Holders), be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Commercial Real Estate Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Commercial Real Estate Loan or such modification, waiver or amendment so permit.
(e) All material modifications, waivers and amendments of the Commercial Real Estate Loan entered into pursuant to this Section 3.15 shall be in writing.
(f) The Special Servicer shall notify the Issuer, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Collateral Manager and the 17g-5 Information Provider, in writing (and to the 17g-5 Information Provider by email, which email shall contain the information in the form of an electronic document suitable for posting on the 17g-5 Website), of any modification, waiver, material consent or amendment of any term of any Commercial Real Estate Loan and the date thereof (and such notice shall indicate whether such modification, waiver, material consent or amendment is in connection with an Administrative Modification or a Criteria-Based Modification), and shall deliver to the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee for deposit in the related Collateral Interest File, an original counterpart of the agreement relating to such modification, waiver, material consent or amendment, promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) following the execution thereof.
(g) The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may (subject to the Servicing Standard), as a condition to granting any request by an Obligor for consent, modification, waiver or indulgence or any other matter or thing, the granting of which is within its discretion pursuant to the terms of the Asset Documents evidencing or securing the related Commercial Real Estate Loan and is permitted by the terms of this Agreement and applicable law, require that such Obligor pay to it, to the extent consistent with applicable law and the Asset Documents, (i) a reasonable and customary fee for the additional services performed in connection with such request (which fee shall be deposited in the Collection Account), and (ii) any related costs and expenses incurred by it.
(h) Any modification, waiver or amendment of or consents or approvals relating to any Serviced Loan shall be performed by the Special Servicer and not the Servicer.
(i) With respect to each Serviced Loan, (i) the Collateral Manager shall notify the Servicer in writing of the Collateral Manager’s determination that a trigger event under the related Asset Documents has occurred that will result in the conversion of the applicable interest rate index for such Commercial Real Estate Loan to an alternate, substitute, successor or replacement index and (ii) the Collateral Manager may, but is not required to, notify the Servicer of its decision to exercise any rights of the lender under the related Asset Documents to elect the early conversion of the applicable interest rate index for such Commercial Real Estate Loan to an alternate, substitute, successor or replacement index (each of clauses (i) and (ii), a “Loan-Level Benchmark Transition Event”). Upon the occurrence of any Loan-Level Benchmark Transition Event, the Collateral Manager shall designate the Loan-Level Benchmark Replacement, which, if not in violation of the terms of the applicable Asset Documents, shall be the Benchmark Replacement, and the Servicer shall be required to implement any Loan-Level Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes and to calculate the interest rate applicable to the related Commercial Real Estate Loan.
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(j) Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision herein, the Special Servicer may take any action with respect to any Commercial Real Estate Loan requiring the consent, direction or approval of the Issuer, the Collateral Manager, the Note Administrator or the Trustee at any other time without such consent, direction or approval if the Special Servicer determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that such action is required by the Servicing Standard in order to avoid a material adverse effect on the Relevant Parties in Interest or is in the nature of an emergency.
Section 3.16 Transfer of Servicing Between Servicer and Special Servicer; Record Keeping; Asset Status Report. (a) Upon the occurrence of a Special Servicing Transfer Event with respect to any Serviced Loan of which the Servicer has notice, the Servicer (or the Special Servicer, if such Special Servicing Transfer Event occurs due to the Special Servicer’s receipt of notice pursuant to clause (viii) under the definition thereof) shall promptly give notice thereof to the Special Servicer (or Servicer, as applicable), the Issuer, the Trustee, the Note Administrator, the Seller, the Collateral Manager and the Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to provide the Special Servicer with all information, documents (but excluding the original documents constituting the Collateral Interest File) and records (including records stored electronically on computer tapes, magnetic discs and the like) relating to such Commercial Real Estate Loan, as applicable, and reasonably requested by the Special Servicer to enable it to assume its duties hereunder with respect thereto without acting through a sub-servicer. The Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to comply with the preceding sentence within five (5) Business Days of the date such Commercial Real Estate Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan and in any event shall continue to act as Servicer and administrator of such Commercial Real Estate Loan until the Special Servicer has commenced the servicing of such Commercial Real Estate Loan, which shall occur upon the receipt by the Special Servicer of the information, documents and records referred to in the preceding sentence. With respect to each such Commercial Real Estate Loan, the Servicer shall instruct the related Obligor to continue to remit all payments in respect of such Commercial Real Estate Loan to the Servicer.
(b) Upon determining that a Specially Serviced Loan has become a Corrected Commercial Real Estate Loan, the Special Servicer shall immediately give notice thereof to the Servicer, the Issuer, the Collateral Manager and the Seller, and upon delivery of such notice to the Servicer, such Commercial Real Estate Loan shall cease to be a Specially Serviced Loan in accordance with the definition of Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer’s obligation to service such Commercial Real Estate Loan shall terminate and the obligations of the Servicer to service and administer such Commercial Real Estate Loan as a Performing Loan shall resume.
(c) In servicing any Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer shall provide to the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee originals of any documents executed by the Special Servicer that are included within the definition of “Collateral Interest File” for inclusion in the related Collateral Interest File (to the extent such documents are in the possession of the Special Servicer) and shall provide to the Servicer, copies of any additional related Commercial Real Estate Loan information, including correspondence with the related Obligor, as well as copies of any analysis or internal review prepared by or for the benefit of the Special Servicer.
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(d) Not later than two (2) Business Days preceding each date on which the Servicer is required to furnish reports under Section 4.01 to the Issuer and the Note Administrator, the Special Servicer shall deliver to the Servicer, with a copy to the Issuer and the Collateral Manager, (i) the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File and (ii) such additional information relating to the Specially Serviced Loans as the Servicer or the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer) reasonably requests to enable it to perform its duties under this Agreement. Such statement and information shall be furnished to the Servicer in writing and/or in such electronic media as is acceptable to the Servicer.
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding Section 3.16(d), the Servicer shall maintain ongoing payment records with respect to each of the Specially Serviced Loans and shall provide the Special Servicer with any information in its possession reasonably required by the Special Servicer to perform its duties under this Agreement. The Special Servicer shall provide the Servicer with any information reasonably required by the Servicer to perform its duties under this Agreement.
(f) No later than sixty (60) days after a Serviced Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer shall deliver to the 17g-5 Information Provider, the Servicer, the Issuer, the Collateral Manager, the Note Administrator, the Trustee and any related Companion Participation Holder, a report (the “Asset Status Report”) with respect to such Commercial Real Estate Loan. Such Asset Status Report shall set forth the following information to the extent reasonably determinable:
(i) the date of transfer of servicing of such Commercial Real Estate Loan to the Special Servicer;
(ii) a summary of the status of such Specially Serviced Loan and any negotiations with the related Obligor;
(iii) a discussion of the legal and environmental considerations reasonably known to the Special Servicer, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that are applicable to the exercise of remedies as aforesaid and to the enforcement of any related guaranties or other collateral for the related Commercial Real Estate Loan and whether outside legal counsel has been retained;
(iv) the most current rent roll and income or operating statement available for the related Mortgaged Property or the related underlying real property, as applicable;
(v) the Special Servicer’s recommendations on how such Specially Serviced Loan might be returned to performing status (including the modification of a monetary term, and any work-out, restructure or debt forgiveness) and returned to the Servicer for regular servicing or foreclosed or otherwise realized upon (including any proposed sale of a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property); (vi) a copy of the last obtained Appraisal of the Mortgaged Property;
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(vii) the status of any foreclosure actions or other proceedings undertaken with respect thereto, any proposed workouts with respect thereto and the status of any negotiations with respect to such workouts, and an assessment of the likelihood of additional events of default;
(viii) a summary of any proposed actions and an analysis of whether or not taking such action is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a present value basis than not taking such action, setting forth the basis on which Special Servicer made such determination; and
(ix) such other information as the Special Servicer deems relevant in light of the Servicing Standard.
If within ten (10) Business Days of receiving an Asset Status Report, the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer) does not disapprove of such Asset Status Report in writing, the Special Servicer shall implement the recommended action as outlined in such Asset Status Report; provided, however, that such Special Servicer may not take any action that is contrary to applicable law, this Agreement, the Servicing Standard (taking into consideration the best interests of the Issuer and the Noteholders (as a collective whole)) or the terms of the applicable Asset Documents. If the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer) disapproves such Asset Status Report within such ten (10) Business Day period, the Special Servicer will revise such Asset Status Report and deliver to the Issuer, the 17g-5 Information Provider, the Collateral Manager, the Trustee, the Note Administrator and the Servicer a new Asset Status Report as soon as practicable, but in no event later than twenty (20) Business Days after such disapproval. The Special Servicer shall revise such Asset Status Report until the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer) fails to disapprove such revised Asset Status Report in writing within ten (10) Business Days of receiving such revised Asset Status Report or until the Special Servicer makes a determination consistent with the Servicing Standard, that such objection is not in the best interests of the Relevant Parties in Interest.
The Special Servicer may, from time to time, modify any Asset Status Report it has previously delivered and implement such report, provided such report shall have been prepared, reviewed and not rejected pursuant to the terms of this Section, and in particular, shall modify and resubmit such Asset Status Report to the Issuer and the Collateral Manager if (i) the estimated sales proceeds, foreclosure proceeds, work-out or restructure terms or anticipated debt forgiveness varies materially from the amount on which the original report was based or (ii) the related Obligor becomes the subject of bankruptcy proceedings.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Special Servicer (i) may, following the occurrence of an extraordinary event with respect to the related Commercial Real Estate Loan, take any action set forth in such Asset Status Report before the expiration of a sixty (60) Business Day period if the Special Servicer has reasonably determined that failure to take such action would materially and adversely affect the interests of the Relevant Parties in Interest and it has made a reasonable effort to contact the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer), and (ii) in any case, shall determine whether such affirmative disapproval is not in the best interests of the Relevant Parties in Interest pursuant to the Servicing Standard, and, upon making such determination, shall implement the recommended action outlined in the Asset Status Report. The Asset Status Report is not intended to replace or satisfy any specific consent or approval right which the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer) may have.
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The Special Servicer shall have the authority to meet with the Obligor for any Specially Serviced Loan and take such actions consistent with the Servicing Standard and the related Asset Status Report. The Special Servicer shall not take any action inconsistent with the related Asset Status Report, unless such action would be required in order to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard, this Agreement, applicable law or the related Asset Documents.
No direction of the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer) shall (a) require, permit or cause the Special Servicer to violate the terms of a Specially Serviced Loan, the Servicing Standard, applicable law or any provision of this Agreement or (b) materially expand the scope of the Special Servicer’s, Issuer’s or the Servicer’s responsibilities under this Agreement.
Section 3.17 [Reserved].
Section 3.18 Sale of Collateral Interests Pursuant to Indenture; Auction Call Redemption.
(a) In connection with any sale of Collateral Interests pursuant to Article 5 or Article 9 of the Indenture, the Collateral Manager shall obtain bid prices with respect to each Collateral Interest in the manner set forth in Section 5.5(c) of the Indenture.
(b) In connection with any Auction Call Redemption in connection with Article 9.1(d) of the Indenture, fifteen (15) Business Days prior to each Payment Date occurring in the months of March, June, September or December of each year, starting with the Payment Date occurring in December 2035 (each such Payment Date, an “Auction Payment Date”), the Special Servicer will (a) conduct an auction (the “Auction”) of all (but not less than all) of the Collateral Interests and (b) notify the Trustee as to the Total Redemption Price in respect of the related Auction Payment Date. Promptly following receipt of such notice, the Special Servicer will solicit bids for all of the Collateral Interests from at least three Eligible Bidders other than the initial Collateral Manager and its Affiliates for sale of each of the Collateral Interests (or, if the Special Servicer cannot obtain bids from three such Eligible Bidders, then at least two Eligible Bidders other than the Collateral Manager and its Affiliates or, if the Special Servicer cannot obtain bids from two such Eligible Bidders, then at least one Eligible Bidder who is not the Collateral Manager nor its Affiliate; provided that, if the Special Servicer cannot obtain any bids from Eligible Bidders other than the Collateral Manager or its Affiliates in connection with any Auction, the requirement to obtain bids from such Eligible Bidders shall not apply for such Auction), which sales, in each case, shall all settle on or prior to the second Business Day prior to the related Auction Payment Date. If the Special Servicer receives bids for the sale of the Collateral Interests from one or more Eligible Bidders, which bids are, collectively in the aggregate, equal to or greater than the Total Redemption Price, and for which all sales to Eligible Bidders are scheduled to settle in immediately available funds on or before the second Business Day prior to the related Auction Payment Date, then the Special Servicer will sell all (but not less than all) of the Collateral Interests to the applicable Eligible Bidders, with settlement to occur no later than the second Business Day prior to the related Auction Payment Date. In addition, the Collateral Manager or any of its Affiliates, although it may not have been the highest bidder in a Successful Auction of Collateral Interests, will have the option to purchase any Collateral Interest for a purchase price equal to the highest bid therefor. On the second Business Day prior to the related Auction Payment Date, the Special Servicer shall notify the Note Administrator, the Trustee, the Collateral Manager and the 17g-5 Information Provider in writing of the aggregate bid amount so received in connection with such Auction and whether (i) the aggregate cash purchase price for all the Collateral Interests by the Eligible Bidders, together with the balance of all Eligible Investments and cash in the Payment Account, is at least equal to the Total Redemption Price or (ii) the purchase all of the Collateral Interests by the Class H Noteholders for a price that, together with the balance of all Eligible Investments and cash in the Payment Account, is equal to the Total Redemption Price (a “Successful Auction”). If a Successful Auction has occurred, the Special Servicer shall sell all of the Collateral Interests to the applicable winning Eligible Bidders and transfer all of the sale proceeds received in connection with such Auction to the Payment Account under the Indenture no later than the second Business Day prior to the related Auction Payment Date. The Note Administrator will apply all proceeds of a Successful Auction on the related Auction Payment Date to the payment of: (a) all amounts owing to the Servicer and the Special Servicer under this Agreement, (b) all fees and expenses of the Trustee and the Note Administrator in connection with the related Auction, (c) all amounts owing under clauses (1) through (4) of Section 11.1(a)(i) of the Indenture without regard to any cap therein and (d) the Total Redemption Price of each Class of Notes then outstanding.
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If any single bid, or the aggregate amount of multiple bids, does not equal or exceed the Total Redemption Price, or if there is a failure to settle any sale of any Collateral Interest on or prior to the second Business Day prior to the related Auction Payment Date (a “Failed Auction”), then no such sale of any Collateral Interest will occur and no redemption of the Notes on the related Auction Payment Date will occur. Following each Failed Auction, a new Auction will be conducted in advance of the following Auction Payment Date pursuant to the procedures set forth above until a Successful Auction has occurred and all of the Notes have been redeemed. Notices delivered to the Note Administrator pursuant to this section shall be sent via email to CCTCREBondAmin@computershare.com with a copy to trustadminstrationgroup@computershare.com.
In addition, the Majority Class H Noteholder and the Collateral Manager or any of its Affiliates will have the option to purchase any Collateral Interest for a purchase price equal to the highest bid therefor.
For purposes of this Section 3.18(b):
“Eligible Bidders” means the Seller, the Collateral Manager, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Advancing Agent or any of their respective Affiliates, any Holder of the Notes or any of their respective Affiliates, or any third party prospective purchaser that, as part of its business, engages in the buying and selling of commercial mortgage loans of a type similar to the Collateral Interests.
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(c) If a Collateral Interest is acquired in violation of the Eligibility Criteria or the Acquisition Criteria, the Collateral Manager may direct the Issuer to sell such Collateral Interest to the Collateral Manager, LCMT or an Affiliate for a cash purchase price that is equal to the Par Purchase Price.
(d) The Collateral Manager may, in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard, direct the Issuer to sell or exchange any Defaulted Collateral Interest or Credit Risk Collateral Interest in accordance with Sections 12.1(b), 12.1(e) and 12.1(f) of the Indenture. Whether any offer constitutes a fair price for any Defaulted Collateral Interest or Credit Risk Collateral Interest sold to an entity other than the Collateral Manager or an Affiliate shall be determined by the Collateral Manager in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard.
(e) In the event that any Notes remain Outstanding as of the Payment Date occurring six months prior to the Stated Maturity Date of the Notes, the Collateral Manager shall determine whether the proceeds expected to be received on the Collateral Interests prior to the Stated Maturity Date of the Notes will be sufficient to pay in full the principal amount of (and accrued interest on) the Notes on the Stated Maturity Date. If the Collateral Manager determines, in its sole discretion, that such proceeds will not be sufficient to pay the outstanding principal amount of and accrued interest on the Notes on the Stated Maturity Date of the Notes, the Collateral Manager shall select for liquidation a portion of the Collateral Interests sufficient to pay the remaining principal amount of and interest on the Notes on or before the Stated Maturity Date, and shall direct the Issuer to liquidate such selected Collateral Interests.
Section 3.19 Repurchase Requests. If the Servicer or the Special Servicer (i) receives a Repurchase Request, or such a Repurchase Request is forwarded to the Servicer or Special Servicer by a party to the Indenture in accordance with Section 7.17 of the Indenture (the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to the extent it receives a Repurchase Request, the “Repurchase Request Recipient” with respect to such Repurchase Request); or (ii) receives any withdrawal of a Repurchase Request by the Person making such Repurchase Request, then the Repurchase Request Recipient shall deliver a notice (which may be by electronic format so long as a “backup” hard copy of such notice is also delivered on or prior to the next Business Day) of such Repurchase Request or withdrawal of a Repurchase Request (each, a “15Ga-1 Notice”) to the Issuer and the Seller, in each case within ten (10) Business Days from such Repurchase Request Recipient’s receipt thereof.
Each 15Ga-1 Notice shall include (i) the identity of the related Collateral Interest, (ii) the date the Repurchase Request is received by the Repurchase Request Recipient or the date any withdrawal of the Repurchase Request is received by the Repurchase Request Recipient, as applicable, (iii) if known by the Repurchase Request Recipient, the basis for the Repurchase Request (as asserted in the Repurchase Request) and (iv) a statement from the Repurchase Request Recipient as to whether it currently plans to pursue such Repurchase Request.
A Repurchase Request Recipient shall not be required to provide any information in a 15Ga-1 Notice protected by the attorney client privilege or attorney work product doctrines. The Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement will provide that (i) any 15Ga-1 Notice provided pursuant to this Section 3.19 is so provided only to assist the Seller and Issuer or their respective Affiliates to comply with Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act, Items 1104 and 1121 of Regulation AB and any other requirement of law or regulation and (ii) (A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no information provided pursuant to this Section 3.19 by a Repurchase Request Recipient, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver or defense to the exercise of any legal right the Repurchase Request Recipient may have with respect to the Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement, including with respect to any Repurchase Request that is the subject of a 15Ga-1 Notice.
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Section 3.20 Investor Q&A Forum and Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Servicer Document Request Tool. Following receipt of an inquiry submitted to the Investor Q&A Forum and forwarded by the Note Administrator to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable (based on whether such Inquiry falls within the scope of such party’s responsibilities hereunder), unless such party determines not to answer such Inquiry as provided below, such party shall reply to the inquiry, which reply of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be delivered to the Note Administrator by electronic mail. If the Servicer or the Special Servicer determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) the Inquiry is not of a type described in Section 10.13(a) of the Indenture, (ii) answering any Inquiry would not be in the best interests of the Issuer or the Noteholders, (iii) answering any Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the applicable Asset Documents or the Transaction Documents, (iv) answering any Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Note Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, (v) answering any Inquiry would reasonably be expected to result in the waiver of an attorney-client privilege or the disclosure of attorney work product, or (vi) answering any Inquiry is otherwise, not advisable, it shall not be required to answer such Inquiry and shall promptly notify the Note Administrator of such determination.
Following receipt of an inquiry submitted to the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Servicing Document Request Tool, and forwarded by the 17g-5 Information Provider to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable (based on whether such Inquiry falls within the scope of such party’s responsibilities hereunder), unless such party determines not to answer such Inquiry as provided below, such party shall reply to the inquiry, which reply of the Servicer, or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be delivered to the Note Administrator by electronic mail. If the Servicer or the Special Servicer determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) answering the inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the Servicing Standard, the Indenture, this Agreement or the applicable Asset Documents, (ii) answering the inquiry would or is reasonably expected to result in a waiver of an attorney-client privilege or the disclosure of attorney work product, or (iii) answering the inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, such party, and the performance of such additional duty or the payment of such additional cost or expense is beyond the scope of its duties under the Indenture or this Agreement, as applicable, it shall not be required to answer such Inquiry and shall promptly notify the Note Administrator of such determination.
Section 3.21 Duties under Indenture; Miscellaneous. (a) Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer hereby acknowledge that the terms of the Indenture reference certain duties and functions to be performed by each of them. To the extent not inconsistent with the express terms of this Agreement, each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer hereby agree to perform the duties referenced for them in the Indenture and, in connection with such performance thereunder, each such Person shall be entitled to the same rights, protections, immunities and indemnifications as provided for herein.
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(b) The Servicer (based on its own information and information received from the Special Servicer with respect to any Specially Serviced Loans) shall promptly upon request forward to the Note Administrator any information in its possession or reasonably available to it concerning the Collateral Interests to enable the Note Administrator to prepare any report or perform any duty or function on its part to be performed under the terms of the Indenture.
(c) The Servicer or the Special Servicer shall return to the Custodian each Asset Document released from custody pursuant to Section 3.3(h)(iii) of the Indenture when its need for such documents is finished (except such Asset Documents as are released in connection with a sale, exchange or other disposition, in each case only as permitted under the Indenture, of the related Collateral Interest).
Section 3.22 [Reserved].
Section 3.23 [Reserved].
Section 3.24 Certain Matters Related to the Participated Loans.
(a) Allocation of Servicing Advances, Servicing Expenses, and Indemnification Amounts. Any Servicing Advance, Servicing Expense or indemnification amount with respect to a Participated Loan shall be reimbursed, subject to the related Participation Agreement, on a pro rata and pari passu basis (based on the outstanding principal balance thereof) from amounts allocable to each related Participation. To the extent that the Issuer bears more than its allocable share of Servicing Advances, Servicing Expenses or indemnification amounts with respect to any Participated Loan, the Servicer shall (i) promptly notify the related Companion Participation Holder and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts in accordance with the Servicing Standard to exercise on behalf of the Issuer any rights under the related Participation Agreement to obtain reimbursement from each related Companion Participation Holder for the portion of such amount allocable to such holder’s Funded Companion Participation and/or Future Funding Participation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Servicing Advance, Servicing Expense or indemnification amount that the Servicer or the Special Servicer determines in its reasonable judgment to only relate to the Participation and not to any Funded Companion Participation or Future Funding Participation, shall not be allocated to such Funded Companion Participation or Future Funding Participation.
(b) Companion Participation Holder Register. The Servicer shall maintain a register (the “Companion Participation Holder Register”) on which the Servicer shall record the names and contact information (including addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers) of the Companion Participation Holders (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Loan) and wire transfer instructions for such Companion Participation Holders from time to time, to the extent such information is provided in writing to the Servicer by the Seller or any Companion Participation Holder. The Collateral Manager shall deliver to the Servicer the initial Companion Participation Holder Register as of the Closing Date or any update thereto after the Closing Date. The Servicer shall update the Companion Participation Holder Register with any change of a Companion Participation Holder (including name, contact information and wire transfer instructions) that it receives from the Seller or the Companion Participation Holder of record on the Companion Participation Holder Register. Each Companion Participation Holder has agreed to inform the Servicer of its name, address, taxpayer identification number and wiring instructions (to the extent the foregoing information is not already contained in the related Participation Agreement) and of any transfer thereof (together with any instruments of transfer). Lument Structured Finance shall inform the Servicer and the Collateral Manager of any future funding with respect to a Future Funding Participation.
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In no event shall the Servicer be obligated to pay any party the amounts payable to a Companion Participation Holder hereunder other than the Person listed as the applicable Companion Participation Holder on the Companion Participation Holder Register. In the event that a Companion Participation Holder transfers any Funded Companion Participation or Future Funding Participation without notice to the Servicer, the Servicer shall have no liability whatsoever for any misdirected payment on such Funded Companion Participation or Future Funding Participation and shall have no obligation to recover and redirect such payment.
The Companion Participation Holder Register shall be made available by the Servicer to the Note Administrator, the Trustee and the Seller upon request by any such Person. The Servicer shall promptly provide the names and addresses of any Companion Participation Holder to any party hereto, any related Companion Participation Holder or any successor thereto upon written request, and any such party or successor may, without further investigation, conclusively rely upon such information. The Servicer shall have no liability to any Person for the provision of any such names and addresses.
(c) Payments to Companion Participation Holders. With respect to each Funded Companion Participation and Future Funding Participation, amounts payable to the related Companion Participation Holder pursuant to Section 3.03(d)(vii)(B) shall be remitted to such Companion Participation Holder by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account appearing in the Companion Participation Holder Register on the date of such remittance.
(d) The Special Servicer (with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan and with respect to matters it is processing with respect to any Performing Loan) or the Servicer (with respect to any Performing Loan other than matters being processed by the Special Servicer), as applicable, shall take all actions relating to the servicing and/or administration of, the preparation and delivery of reports and other information with respect to, the Commercial Real Estate Loan or any related REO Property required to be performed by the Issuer (as holder of a Participation) or contemplated to be performed by a servicer, in any case pursuant to and as contemplated by the related Participation Agreement and/or any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement. In addition, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the following considerations shall apply with respect to the servicing of a Participated Loan that is a Serviced Loan:
(i) none of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Collateral Manager, the Trustee, the Note Administrator or the Advancing Agent shall make any Interest Advance with respect to any Funded Companion Participation or Future Funding Participation; and
(ii) the Servicer and the Special Servicer (other than in the case of an Administrative Modification or a Criteria-Based Modification) shall each consult with and obtain the consent of the related Companion Participation Holder to the extent required by the related Participation Agreement.
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The Special Servicer (with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan and with respect to matters it is processing with respect to any Performing Loan) or the Servicer (with respect to any Performing Loan other than matters being processed by the Special Servicer), as applicable, shall timely provide to each applicable Companion Participation Holder any reports or notices required to be delivered to such Companion Participation Holder pursuant to the related Participation Agreement, and the Special Servicer shall cooperate with the Servicer in preparing/delivering any such report or notice with respect to special servicing matters.
The parties hereto recognize and acknowledge the respective rights of each Companion Participation Holder under the related Participation Agreement.
Any reference to servicing any of the Commercial Real Estate Loans in accordance with any of the related Asset Documents shall also mean in accordance with the related Participation Agreement.
(e) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Participated Loan, the Companion Participation Holder shall be entitled to exercise any of its rights to the extent expressly set forth in the applicable Participation Agreement, in accordance with the terms of such Participation Agreement and this Agreement.
Section 3.25 Ongoing Future Advance Estimates. (a) Pursuant to the Indenture, the Note Administrator and the Trustee, on behalf of the Noteholders, will be directed by the Issuer to (i) enter into the Future Funding Agreement and the Future Funding Account Control Agreement, pursuant to which LCMT will agree to pledge certain collateral described therein, and such funds will be available to satisfy the obligations of Lument Structured Finance, LCMT and their respective Affiliates, to fund future advances and (ii) administer the rights of the Note Administrator and the secured party, as applicable, under the Future Funding Agreement and the Future Funding Account Control Agreement. In the event an Access Termination Notice (as defined in the Future Funding Agreement) has been sent by the Note Administrator to the related account bank and for so long as such Access Termination Notice is not withdrawn by the Note Administrator, the Note Administrator will be required to direct the use of funds on deposit in the Future Funding Reserve Account in accordance with written instructions delivered pursuant to the terms of the Future Funding Agreement. Neither the Trustee nor the Note Administrator will have any obligation to ensure that LCMT is depositing or causing to be deposited all amounts into the Future Funding Reserve Account that are required to be deposited therein pursuant to the Future Funding Agreement.
(b) Pursuant to the Future Funding Agreement, on the Closing Date, the Future Funding Indemnitor shall deliver to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Collateral Manager, the Note Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider a certification of a responsible financial officer that it has Segregated Liquidity at least equal to the Largest One Quarter Future Advance Estimate. Thereafter, for so long as Lument Structured Finance, LCMT or one of their respective Affiliates is the holder of any Future Funding Participation and so long as any future advance obligations remain outstanding under such Future Funding Participation, no later than the 18th day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) of the calendar month preceding the beginning of each calendar quarter, the Future Funding Indemnitor shall deliver (which may be by email) to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Collateral Manager, the Note Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider a certification of a responsible financial officer that it has Segregated Liquidity at least equal to the greater of (i) the Largest One Quarter Future Advance Estimate or (ii) the controlling Two Quarter Future Advance Estimate for the immediately following two calendar quarters.
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(c) Pursuant to the Future Funding Agreement, for so long as the Lument Structured Finance, LCMT or one of their respective Affiliates is the holder of any Future Funding Participation and so long as any future advance obligations remain outstanding under such Future Funding Participation and, except as otherwise provided in clause (e) below, no later than the fifth (5th) day of the calendar month preceding the beginning of each calendar quarter, the Future Funding Indemnitor shall deliver to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Collateral Manager and the Note Administrator (i) a Two Quarter Future Advance Estimate for the immediately following two calendar quarters and (ii) such supporting documentation and other information (including any relevant calculations) as is reasonably necessary for the Servicer to perform its obligations described below. The Servicer shall, within ten (10) days after receipt of the Two Quarter Future Advance Estimate and supporting documentation from the Future Funding Indemnitor, (A) review the Future Funding Indemnitor’s Two Quarter Future Advance Estimate and such supporting documentation and other information provided by the Future Funding Indemnitor in connection therewith, (B) consult with the Future Funding Indemnitor with respect thereto and make such inquiry, and request such additional information (and the Future Funding Indemnitor shall promptly respond to each such request for consultation, inquiry or request for information), in each case as is commercially reasonable for the Servicer to perform its obligations described in the following subclause (C), and (C) by written notice to the Future Funding Indemnitor, the Special Servicer, the Collateral Manager and the Note Administrator substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, either (1) confirm that nothing has come to the attention of the Servicer in the documentation provided by the Future Funding Indemnitor that in the reasonable opinion of the Servicer would support a determination of a Two Quarter Future Advance Estimate that is at least 25% higher than the Future Funding Indemnitor’s Two Quarter Future Advance Estimate for such period and shall state that the Future Funding Indemnitor’s Two Quarter Future Advance Estimate for such period shall control or (2) deliver its own Two Quarter Future Advance Estimate for such period. If the Servicer’s Two Quarter Future Advance Estimate is at least 25% higher than the Future Funding Indemnitor’s Two Quarter Future Advance Estimate for any period, then the Servicer’s Two Quarter Future Advance Estimate for such period shall control; otherwise, the Future Funding Indemnitor’s Two Quarter Future Advance Estimate for such period shall control.
(d) The Future Funding Indemnitor shall provide the Servicer with the current operating budget for the Mortgaged Property securing each Participated Loan within thirty (30) days following the Closing Date, and shall provide the Servicer with copies of any updates to such budgets, and shall provide the Servicer with any other documentation and information reasonably requested by the Servicer with respect to a Future Funding Participation from time to time.
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The Servicer may conclusively rely on any and all documents provided to the Servicer with respect to any Future Funding Participation, including the supporting documentation and additional information provided by the Future Funding Indemnitor pursuant to this Section 3.25, without any further investigation or inquiry obligation (except for any investigation or inquiry in subclause (B) of clause (c) above necessary to perform its obligations under subclause (C) of clause (c) above). The Servicer shall not, under any circumstances, be required or permitted (w) to perform site inspections, (x) consult with parties other than the Future Funding Indemnitor (including, any borrowers or property managers), (y) confirm or otherwise investigate any accretive costs, expenditures or other similar amounts provided by the Future Funding Indemnitor or (z) request information not reasonably available to the Future Funding Indemnitor.
(e) No Two Quarter Future Advance Estimate will be required to be made by the Future Funding Indemnitor or the Servicer for a calendar quarter if, by the fifth (5th) day of the calendar month preceding the beginning of such calendar quarter (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), the Future Funding Indemnitor delivers (which may be by email) to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Collateral Manager, the Note Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider, a certificate of a responsible financial officer of the Future Funding Indemnitor certifying that (i) the Future Funding Indemnitor has Segregated Liquidity equal to at least 100% of the aggregate amount of outstanding future advance obligations (subject to the same exclusions as the calculation of the Two Quarter Future Advance Estimate) under the Future Funding Participations held by Lument Structured Finance, LCMT or their respective Affiliates or (ii) no future funding obligations remain outstanding under the Future Funding Participations held by Lument Structured Finance (or its Affiliates). All certifications regarding Segregated Liquidity, any Two Quarter Future Advance Estimates, or any notices from the Servicer described in clauses (b) and (c) above shall be emailed to the Note Administrator at trustadministrationgroup@computershar.com with a copy to CCTCREBondAdmin@computershare.com or such other email address as provided by the Note Administrator.
(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.03, all estimates, certifications, documents and other information to be provided to the Servicer pursuant to this Section 3.25, shall be provided to the Servicer electronically by email addressed to generalcounsel@lument.com with a subject reference to “LMNT CRE 2025-FL3” (or similar reference). Further, any budgets, calculations or other numeric information delivered to the Servicer shall be delivered in Microsoft Excel format or in a format as the parties may agree upon from time to time.
ARTICLE IV
STATEMENTS AND REPORTS
Section 4.01 Reporting by the Servicer and the Special Servicer. (a) On or before 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), two (2) Business Days before each Remittance Date, the Servicer shall deliver to the Issuer and the Note Administrator the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File.
(b) The Servicer shall provide the Issuer and the Collateral Manager with access to all investor information required to be collected or reported by it with respect to the Commercial Real Estate Loans through the Servicer’s website or any successor facility or system, as applicable, subject to such reasonable policies, procedures and limitations as the parties may agree upon from time to time.
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(c) Each year, beginning in the calendar year of this Agreement, to the extent the Servicer has the information necessary to prepare such reports and returns, the Servicer shall prepare and file the reports of foreclosures and abandonments of any Mortgaged Property and the annual information returns with respect to each Obligor’s debt service payments under the Commercial Real Estate Loans as required by Sections 6050J and 6050H, respectively, of the Code and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended.
(d) One (1) Business Day after each Servicing Determination Date, the Special Servicer shall provide the Servicer with the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File, and, on or before 2:00 p.m. on each Remittance Date, the Servicer shall forward such file to the Note Administrator and the Collateral Manager together with the reports and files in the CREFC® Investor Reporting Packet (other than the CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report, CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet, CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and servicer watchlist) customarily prepared by a servicer.
(e) The Servicer shall prepare and maintain a CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and a CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet with respect to each Mortgaged Property that secures a Performing Loan and the Special Servicer shall prepare and maintain a CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and a CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet with respect to each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Property, in each case in accordance with the provisions described below. As to quarterly (that is, not annual) periods, within 105 calendar days after the end of each of the first three calendar quarters (in each year) for the trailing or quarterly information received, commencing with respect to the quarter ending on March 31, 2026, the Servicer (in the case of Mortgaged Properties that secure Performing Loans) or the Special Servicer (in the case of Mortgaged Properties securing Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties) shall, based upon the operating statements or rent rolls received (if and to the extent received) and covering such calendar quarter, prepare (or, if previously prepared, update) the CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and the CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report for each related Mortgaged Property and/or REO Property, using the normalized quarterly and normalized yearend operating statements and rent rolls received from the related Obligor; provided, however, that the analysis with respect to the first calendar quarter of each year will not be required to the extent provided in the then-current applicable CREFC® guidelines (it being understood that as of the date hereof, the applicable CREFC® guidelines provide that the analysis with respect to the first calendar quarter (in each year) is not required for a Mortgaged Property unless such Mortgaged Property is analyzed on a trailing 12-month basis, or if the related Commercial Real Estate Loan is on the CREFC® Servicer Watch List). As to annual (that is, not quarterly) periods, not later than the second Business Day following the Determination Date occurring in June of each year (beginning in 2026 for year end 2025), the Servicer (in the case of Mortgaged Properties securing Performing Loans) or the Special Servicer (in the case of Mortgaged Properties securing Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties) shall, based upon the most recently available normalized year-end financial statements and most recently available rent rolls received (if and to the extent received) not less than thirty (30) days prior to such second Business Day, prepare (or, if previously prepared, update) the CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report, the CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report and a CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet for each related Mortgaged Property and/or REO Property.
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The Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each remit electronically an image of each CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and/or each CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet prepared or updated by it (promptly following initial preparation and each update thereof), together with, upon request, the underlying operating statements and rent rolls to the Collateral Manager, the Note Administrator and, in the case of such a report prepared or updated by the Servicer, the Special Servicer. The Note Administrator shall, to the extent such items have been delivered to the Note Administrator by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, make such report (and any underlying operating statements and rent rolls) available to Noteholders pursuant to Section 10.12(a) of the Indenture.
If, with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer has any questions for the related Obligor based upon the information delivered to the Special
Servicer pursuant to Section 3.07(c) or this Section 4.01(e), the Servicer shall, in this regard and without otherwise changing or modifying its duties hereunder, reasonably cooperate with the Special Servicer in assisting the Special Servicer in the Special Servicer’s efforts to contact and solicit information from such Obligor.
(f) [Reserved].
(g) One (1) Business Day after each Determination Date, the Collateral Manager shall deliver or cause the holder of each Future Funding Participation to deliver to the Servicer a report in the form of, and containing the information called for in, Exhibit E hereto; provided, however that if the Servicer and the Collateral Manager mutually agree that such report is unnecessary, the Collateral Manager shall not be obligated to deliver, or cause the holder of each Future Funding Participation to deliver, such report to the Servicer.
(h) Except as provided in this Section 4.01 or elsewhere in this Agreement, neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall be required to provide any other report without its prior written consent, which will not be unreasonably withheld.
Section 4.02 Cooperation with EU/UK Reporting Administrator.(a) (a) The Issuer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to fulfill (or cause to be fulfilled) the transparency and reporting obligations of the EU/UK Transparency Requirements. Each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Collateral Manager shall, subject to any confidentiality obligations or duties binding on it under law or contract, use commercially reasonable efforts to provide to the EU/UK Reporting Administrator upon request any information relating to the Collateral Interests in its possession and not previously provided to the Issuer, the EU/UK Reporting Administrator or the Note Administrator that is necessary for compliance by the Issuer, in its capacity as the Reporting Entity, with the EU/UK Transparency Requirements. The Note Administrator shall (i) provide the EU/UK Reporting Administrator with access to the Note Administrator’s Website and (ii) provide such information in its possession, without undue burden or expense, to the EU/UK Reporting Administrator (upon request) that the EU/UK Reporting Administrator may reasonably determine to be necessary or essential in connection with the proper performance by the Issuer of its obligations pursuant to the EU/UK Transparency Requirements, including the EU/UK Reporting Administrator’s preparation of the Investor Reports, Loan Reports and Significant Event Information.
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(b) The Note Administrator shall publish and make available to the Relevant Recipients on the Note Administrator’s Website any Investor Reports, Loan Reports or Significant Event Information it receives from the EU/UK Reporting Administrator or Issuer.
(c) The Issuer shall notify the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Collateral Manager and the Note Administrator in writing of any termination or resignation of the EU/UK Reporting Administrator and the appointment of any replacement or successor EU/UK Reporting Administrator and, at any time after the effective date of a termination or resignation of the EU/UK Reporting Administrator and before the effective date of the appointment of a replacement or successor EU/UK Reporting Administrator, references to the EU/UK Reporting Administrator in this Section 4.02 shall be deemed to refer to the EU/UK Retention Holder. If a replacement EU/UK Reporting Administrator cannot be appointed within a commercially reasonable period of time following the termination or resignation of the existing EU/UK Reporting Administrator, then the Issuer may cease to provide the reports required by the EU/UK Transparency Requirements.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, none of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Note Administrator (nor any sub-servicer) shall have any reporting or other similar obligations in connection with the EU/UK Reporting Administrator’s compliance with the EU/UK Transparency Requirements except for the obligations expressly set forth above in this Section 4.02.
(e) None of the Collateral Manager, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Note Administrator shall assume any liability for the Issuer’s obligations as the Reporting Entity. Further, the Note Administrator shall not be liable for the accuracy and completeness of the information or data that has been provided to it and will not be obliged to verify, re-compute, reconcile or re-calculate any such information or data. Any reports or documentation made available by the Note Administrator to the Relevant Recipient pursuant to this Section 4.02 or the Indenture may include disclaimers excluding liability of the Note Administrator for the information provided therein.
(f) The Note Administrator shall not have any duty to monitor, enquire or satisfy itself as to the veracity, accuracy or completeness of any documentation or information provided to it by the EU/UK Reporting Administrator or whether or not the provision of such information accords with the EU/UK Transparency Requirements and shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon any instructions given by (and any determination by) the EU/UK Reporting Administrator and/or the Issuer regarding the same. The Note Administrator shall not be responsible for monitoring the Issuer’s compliance with the EU/UK Transparency Requirements.
(g) Any reports provided to the Note Administrator pursuant to this Section 4.02 shall be provided via email to CCTEURRCompliance@computershare.com with a subject line including “LMNT 2025-FL3 – POST” (or in accordance with such other delivery instructions as may be provided by the Note Administrator to the Issuer, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Collateral Manager).
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ARTICLE V
SERVICER AND SPECIAL SERVICER COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES
Section 5.01 Servicing Compensation. (a) As consideration for servicing the Commercial Real Estate Loans subject to this Agreement, the Servicer shall be entitled to a Servicing Fee for each Serviced Loan (including any Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan, but excluding the Non-Serviced Loans, the servicing fee for each of which is or will be included in the servicing fee being paid to the servicer under the applicable other servicing agreement) remaining subject to this Agreement during any calendar month or part thereof; provided that any Servicing Fee allocable to a Funded Companion Participation or Future Funding Participation shall be paid only from amounts allocated to such Funded Companion Participation or Future Funding Participation. The Servicing Fee shall be payable monthly on the Remittance Date of each month and shall be computed on the basis of the same outstanding principal balance and for the period with respect to which any related interest payment on the related Commercial Real Estate Loan or distribution on the related Commercial Real Estate Loan is computed. The Servicer may pay itself the Servicing Fee on the Remittance Date of each month from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account or the Participated Loan Collection Account, as applicable. To the extent that amounts on deposit in the Collection Account or the Participated Loan Collection Account on the Remittance Date are insufficient to pay the Servicing Fee allocated to any Serviced Loan or REO Loan, the Issuer shall pay any such shortfall to the Servicer within ten (10) Business Days after the Issuer’s receipt of an itemized invoice therefor. The right to receive the Servicing Fee may not be transferred in whole or in part except in connection with the transfer of all of the Servicer’s responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement.
(b) As further compensation for its activities hereunder, the Servicer shall be entitled to retain in the nature of Additional Servicing Compensation, and shall not be required to deposit in the Collection Account or the Participated Loan Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.03, (i) 100% of all late payment charges, modification, waiver, assumption, transfer, processing, consent fees and other similar fees if the consent of the Special Servicer is not required to take such action, and 50% of all such fees for Performing Loans for which the Special Servicer's consent or approval is required, (ii) 100% of all defeasance fees and application fees received on Performing Loans and all assumption, waiver and consent fees pursuant to Section 3.09(a) and 3.09(b) on the Performing Loans, to the extent that such fees are paid by the Obligor and for which the Special Servicer's consent or approval is not required on the Performing Loans and only to the extent that all amounts then due and payable with respect to the related Commercial Real Estate Loan have been paid, and 50% of all such fees for Performing Loans for which the Special Servicer's consent or approval is required, (iii) any charges for processing Obligor requests, beneficiary statements or demands, reasonable and customary consent fees, fees in connection with defeasance, if any, and other customary charges, and amounts collected for checks returned for insufficient funds, in each case only to the extent actually paid by the related Obligor, (iv) all income and gain realized from the investment of funds deposited in the Accounts to which it is entitled pursuant to Section 3.04 and (v) Additional Servicing Compensation payable to the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.15(f). Notwithstanding the foregoing, collections representing Retained Interest shall not be included in Additional Servicing Compensation and shall be remitted to the Seller pursuant to Section 3.03(b)(vii).
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(c) The Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses related to the Servicer’s internal costs, consisting of overhead and employee costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement thereof except as specifically provided for herein.
Section 5.02 Servicing Advances; Servicer Expenses. (a) The Special Servicer or the Servicer shall, in the first instance, have the right to determine, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, the necessity for all Servicing Advances. With respect to the Serviced Loans only, the Advancing Agent at the direction of the Special Servicer or the Servicer, as applicable, shall advance all such funds as are necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of (i) real estate taxes, assessments and other similar items that are or may become a lien on a Mortgaged Property or REO Property, (ii) ground rents (if applicable), (iii) premiums on Insurance Policies, in each instance if and to the extent Escrow Payments collected from the related Obligor (or related REO Proceeds, if applicable) are insufficient to pay such item when due and the related Obligor has failed to pay such item on a timely basis and (iv) all other customary, reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket expenses paid or incurred by the Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the servicing (or special servicing, as applicable) and administering of the Serviced Loans; and provided, however, that the particular advance would not, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance; and provided, further, however, that with respect to the payment of real estate taxes, assessments and similar items, the Advancing Agent shall not be required to make such advance until the later of (x) five (5) Business Days after the Special Servicer or the Servicer has received confirmation that such item has not been paid or (y) the date prior to the date after which any penalty or interest would accrue in respect of such taxes or assessments.
(b) The Special Servicer shall give the Advancing Agent, the Servicer, the Issuer and the Collateral Manager no less than five (5) Business Days’ written (facsimile or electronic) notice before the date on which the Advancing Agent is requested to make any Servicing Advance with respect to a given Specially Serviced Loan; provided, however, that only two (2) Business Days’ written (facsimile or electronic) notice shall be required in respect of Servicing Advances required to be made on an emergency or urgent basis; provided, further, that the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to make such a request (other than for Servicing Advances required to be made on an urgent or emergency basis) more frequently than twice per calendar month (although such request may relate to more than one Servicing Advance). The Advancing Agent or the Servicer, as applicable, may pay to the Special Servicer the aggregate amount of such Servicing Advances listed on a monthly request, in which case the Special Servicer shall provide the Servicer with such information in its possession as the Servicer may reasonably request to enable the Servicer to determine whether a requested Servicing Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. Any request by the Special Servicer that the Advancing Agent or the Servicer make a Servicing Advance shall be deemed to be a determination by the Special Servicer that such requested Servicing Advance is not a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, and the Advancing Agent and the Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on such determination; provided, that the determination that such requested Servicing Advance is not a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance shall not be binding on the Servicer and the Special Servicer’s determination that a Servicing Advance is required to be made in accordance with the Servicing Standard shall not be binding on the Advancing Agent.
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The Servicer shall give the Advancing Agent, the Issuer and the Collateral Manager no less than five (5) Business Days’ written (facsimile or electronic) notice before the date on which the Advancing Agent is requested to make any Servicing Advance with respect to a given Performing Loan; provided, however, that only two (2) Business Days’ written (facsimile or electronic) notice shall be required in respect of Servicing Advances required to be made on an emergency or urgent basis; provided, further, that the Servicer shall not be entitled to make such a request (other than for Servicing Advances required to be made on an urgent or emergency basis) more frequently than twice per calendar month (although such request may relate to more than one Servicing Advance). The Advancing Agent may pay to the Servicer the aggregate amount of such Servicing Advances listed on a monthly request, in which case the Servicer shall provide the Advancing Agent with such information in its possession as the Advancing Agent may reasonably request to enable the Advancing Agent to determine whether a requested Servicing Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. Any request by the Servicer that the Advancing Agent make a Servicing Advance shall be deemed to be a determination by the Servicer that such requested Servicing Advance is not a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, and the Advancing Agent shall be entitled to conclusively rely on such determination; provided, that the determination that such requested Servicing Advance is not a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance shall not be binding on the Advancing Agent but the Servicer’s determination that a Servicing Advance is required to be made in accordance with the Servicing Standard is binding on the Advancing Agent.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in the event that the Advancing Agent fails to make in a timely manner any Servicing Advance that the Servicer or the Special Servicer has determined is required in accordance with the Servicing Standard, and the Advancing Agent has not determined that such Servicing Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance:
(i) the Note Administrator shall (x) terminate the Advancing Agent hereunder and under the Indenture and (y) use commercially reasonable efforts for 90 days after such termination to replace the Advancing Agent hereunder and under the Indenture in accordance with the applicable procedures set forth in the Indenture, subject to satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition (but, for the avoidance of doubt, neither the Trustee nor the Note Administrator shall be responsible for making any Servicing Advances); and
(ii) within five (5) Business Days of the Servicer’s actual knowledge of the Advancing Agent’s failure to make a required Servicing Advance that the Advancing Agent has not determined to be a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, the Servicer shall promptly make such Servicing Advance, but subject to the Servicer’s determination that such Servicing Advance is not a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance; provided that the Servicer shall be required to make Servicing Advances pursuant to this Section 5.02(c)(ii) only until a successor Advancing Agent is appointed. After the Advancing Agent has been removed pursuant to this Section 5.02(c), the Servicer shall be primarily responsible for making Servicing Advances hereunder, in the manner set forth in this Section 5.02 until a successor Advancing Agent is appointed, subject to satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition. Any successor Advancing Agent’s long-term unsecured debt shall be rated at least “A” by Fitch and, if rated by KBRA, a rating by KBRA equivalent to at least an “A” rating by Fitch, and whose short-term unsecured debt rating is at least “F1” from Fitch.
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(d) The Advancing Agent or the Servicer, as applicable, each at its own option and in its sole discretion, as applicable, instead of obtaining reimbursement for any Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance immediately, may elect to refrain from obtaining such reimbursement for such portion of the Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance during the period ending on the then-current Servicing Determination Date for successive one-month periods for a total period not to exceed 12 months (with the consent of the Collateral Manager, for any deferral in excess of 6 months). If the Advancing Agent or the Servicer, as applicable, makes such an election at its sole option to defer reimbursement with respect to all or a portion of a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance (and interest thereon), then such Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance (and interest thereon) or portion thereof shall continue to be fully reimbursable in any subsequent one-month period.
(e) On the first Business Day after the Servicing Determination Date for the related Remittance Date, the Advancing Agent or the Special Servicer shall report to the Servicer if the Advancing Agent or the Special Servicer determines that any Servicing Advance previously made by the Advancing Agent or the Servicer is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. The Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on such a determination, and such determination shall be binding upon the Servicer, but shall in no way limit the ability of the Servicer in the absence of such determination to make its own determination that any Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. All such Servicing Advances shall be reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Obligors and further as provided in Section 3.03(b) and Section 3.03(d).
(f) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Servicing Advance shall be required hereunder if such Servicing Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. Except as set forth in Section 5.02(c)(ii), the Servicer shall have no obligation under this Agreement to make any Servicing Advances. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 5.02, the Servicer may in its reasonable judgment elect (but shall not be required) to make a payment from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account or the Participated Loan Collection Account (which shall be deemed first made from amounts distributable as interest collections and then from all other amounts comprising principal collections) to pay for certain expenses set forth below notwithstanding that the Servicer (or Special Servicer, as applicable) has determined that a Servicing Advance with respect to such expenditure would be a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance (unless, with respect to Specially Serviced Loans or REO Loans, the Special Servicer has notified the Servicer to not make such expenditure), where making such expenditure would prevent (i) the related Mortgaged Property (or REO Property) from being uninsured or being sold at a tax sale or (ii) any event that would cause a loss of the priority of the lien of the related Mortgage or security instrument, or the loss of any security for the related Commercial Real Estate Loan; provided that in each instance, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Issuer) that making such expenditure is in the best interest of the Relevant Parties in Interest.
(g) At such time as it is reimbursed for any Servicing Advance out of the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.03(b) or the Participated Loan Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.03(d), the Advancing Agent and the Servicer, as the case may be, shall be entitled to receive, out of any amounts then on deposit in the Collection Account or such Participated Loan Collection Account in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.03(b) or Section 3.03(d), as applicable, interest at the Advance Rate in effect from time to time, accrued on the amount of such Servicing Advance from the date made to, but not including, the date of reimbursement. The Servicer shall reimburse the Advancing Agent or itself, as the case may be, for any outstanding Servicing Advance as soon as practically possible after receipt of payments from the related Obligor that represent reimbursement of such Servicing Advances, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and REO Proceeds of the Commercial Real Estate Loan, Mortgaged Property or REO Property for which such Servicing Advance was made or if such Servicing Advance has been determined to be a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, from general collections in respect of all of the Commercial Real Estate Loans as reimbursement for such Servicing Advance.
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(h) Neither the Servicer nor the Advancing Agent shall have any liability to the Issuer, the Noteholders, any Companion Participation Holder or any other Person if its determination that a Servicing Advance made or to be made is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance should prove to be wrong or incorrect, so long as such determination in the case of the Advancing Agent was made on a reasonable basis in good faith or, in the case of the Servicer was made in accordance with the Servicing Standard.
Section 5.03 Special Servicing Compensation. (a) As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Special Servicing Fee with respect to each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan; provided that any Special Servicing Fee allocable to a Funded Companion Participation or Future Funding Participation shall be paid only from amounts allocated to such Funded Companion Participation or Future Funding Participation in accordance with the related Participation Agreement. As to each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan, the Special Servicing Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Special Servicing Fee Rate and shall be computed on the basis of the stated principal balance of such Specially Serviced Loan and in the same manner as interest is calculated on the Specially Serviced Loans and, in connection with any partial month interest payment, for the same period respecting which any related interest payment due on such Specially Serviced Loan or deemed to be due on such REO Loan is computed. The Special Servicing Fee with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan shall cease to accrue if a Liquidation Event occurs in respect thereof. The Special Servicing Fee shall be payable monthly, on an asset-by-asset basis, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.03(b). The right to receive the Special Servicing Fee may not be transferred in whole or in part except in connection with the transfer of all of the Special Servicer’s responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement. The Special Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses related to the Special Servicer’s internal costs consisting as overhead and employees expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement thereof except as specifically provided for herein.
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(b) The Special Servicer shall be entitled to a Workout Fee with respect to each Corrected Commercial Real Estate Loan at the Workout Fee Rate on such Commercial Real Estate Loan for so long as it remains a Corrected Commercial Real Estate Loan; provided that any Workout Fee allocable to a Funded Companion Participation or Future Funding Participation shall be paid only from amounts allocated to such Funded Companion Participation or Future Funding Participation in accordance with the related Participation Agreement. The Workout Fee with respect to any Corrected Commercial Real Estate Loan will cease to be payable if such Commercial Real Estate Loan again becomes a Specially Serviced Loan; provided that a new Workout Fee will become payable if and when such Specially Serviced Loan again becomes a Corrected Commercial Real Estate Loan. If the Special Servicer is terminated or resigns, it shall retain the right to receive any and all Workout Fees payable in respect of Commercial Real Estate Loans that became Corrected Commercial Real Estate Loans prior to the time of such termination or resignation, except the Workout Fees will no longer be payable if the Commercial Real Estate Loan subsequently becomes a Specially Serviced Loan. If the Special Servicer resigns or is terminated (other than for cause), it will receive any Workout Fees payable on Specially Serviced Loans for which the resigning or terminated Special Servicer had cured the event of default through a modification, restructuring or workout negotiated by the Special Servicer and evidenced by a signed writing with respect to which one (1) scheduled payment has been made, but which had not as of the time the Special Servicer resigned or was terminated become a Corrected Commercial Real Estate Loan solely because the Obligor had not had sufficient time to make three (3) consecutive timely Monthly Payments and which subsequently becomes a Corrected Commercial Real Estate Loan as a result of the Obligor making such three (3) consecutive timely Monthly Payments. The successor Special Servicer will not be entitled to any portion of such Workout Fees to which the predecessor Special Servicer is entitled pursuant to the preceding sentence. The Special Servicer shall be entitled to a Liquidation Fee with respect to each Specially Serviced Loan as to which the Special Servicer receives any Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds subject to the exceptions set forth in the definition of Liquidation Fee (such Liquidation Fee to be paid out of such Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds); provided that any Liquidation Fee allocable to a Funded Companion Participation or Future Funding Participation shall be paid only from amounts allocated to such Funded Companion Participation or Future Funding Participation in accordance with the related Participation Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary described above, no Liquidation Fee will be payable based on, or out of, Liquidation Proceeds received in connection with (w) the repurchase of any Commercial Real Estate Loan by the Seller for a breach of representation or warranty or for defective or deficient Commercial Real Estate Loan documentation so long as such repurchase is completed within the period (including any extension thereof) provided for such repurchase in the related Collateral Interest Purchase Agreement, (x) the purchase of any Defaulted Loan or Credit Risk Collateral Interest by the Collateral Manager or an Affiliate thereof pursuant to Section 12.1(b) of the Indenture, (y) the sale of Commercial Real Estate Loans pursuant to Section 12.1(c) of the Indenture, or (z) the purchase of a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property by any lender or Companion Participation Holder pursuant to any purchase option. If, however, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds are received with respect to any Corrected Commercial Real Estate Loan and the Special Servicer is properly entitled to a Workout Fee, such Workout Fee will be payable based on and out of the portion of such Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds that constitute principal and/or interest on such Commercial Real Estate Loan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to receive only a Liquidation Fee or a Workout Fee, but not both, with respect to proceeds on any Commercial Real Estate Loan.
(c) As further compensation for its activities hereunder, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to retain in the nature of Additional Servicing Compensation, and shall not be required to deposit such amounts in the Collection Account or the Participated Loan Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.03, (i) 100% of all fees with respect to application, assumption, extension, modification, waiver, consent, earnout and defeasance fees, in each case, received on any Specially Serviced Loans, and 50% of all such fees for Performing Loans for which the Special Servicer's consent or approval is required and (ii) all income and gain realized from the investment of funds deposited in the Accounts to which it is entitled pursuant to Section 3.04. Collections representing Retained Interest shall not be included in Additional Servicing Compensation and shall be remitted to the Seller pursuant to Section 3.03(b)(vii).
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ARTICLE VI
THE SERVICER AND THE ISSUER
Section 6.01 No Assignment; Merger or Consolidation. Except as otherwise provided for in this Section or in Section 2.02 or 6.03(c), neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer may assign this Agreement or any of its rights, powers, duties or obligations hereunder; provided, however, that the Servicer or the Special Servicer may assign this Agreement to a Qualified Affiliate upon satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition and upon the written consent of the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer).
The Servicer or the Special Servicer may be merged or consolidated with or into any Person, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets to any Person, in which case any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which it shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to its business, shall be the successor of the Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder, and shall be deemed to have assumed all of the liabilities of the Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder.
Section 6.02 Liability and Indemnification. None of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Note Administrator or their Affiliates nor any of the managers, members, directors, officers, employees (including the employees of affiliates) or agents thereof shall be under any liability to either the Issuer or any third party (including the Noteholders) for taking or refraining from taking any action, in good faith pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Note Administrator or the Trustee or any such Person against any liability which would otherwise be imposed on the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Note Administrator or the Trustee or any such Person, respectively, by reason of the willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of the Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Note Administrator’s or the Trustee’s, respectively, duties hereunder. The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Note Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, and any partners, shareholders, members, managers, officers, directors, employees (including the employees of affiliates), agents, accountants and attorneys thereof may rely in good faith on any document of any kind which, prima facie, is properly executed and submitted by any appropriate Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Note Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, and any partners, shareholders, members, managers, officers, directors, employees (including the employees of affiliates), agents, accountants and attorneys thereof shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Issuer against any loss, liability or expense incurred, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, and including any fees or expenses related to the enforcement of this indemnity, in connection with any claim, legal action, investigation or proceeding relating to this Agreement, the performance hereunder by, or any specific action which the Issuer, the Collateral Manager, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Note Administrator or the Trustee authorized, requested or advised the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Note Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, to perform pursuant to this Agreement, as such are incurred, except for any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of the willful misfeasance, bad faith, or negligence in the performance of the duties of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Note Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, or breach of the Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Note Administrator’s or the Trustee’s, as the case may be, representations and warranties set forth in Section 7.01. Any such indemnification shall be payable only pursuant to the Priority of Payments under the Indenture and not from any amounts on deposit in the Collection Account.
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In the event that the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Note Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, sustains any loss, liability or expense which results from any overcharges to Obligors under the Commercial Real Estate Loans, to the extent that such overcharges were collected by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and remitted to the Issuer, the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer) shall promptly remit such overcharge to the related Obligor or other Obligors after the Issuer’s receipt of written notice from the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, regarding such overcharge.
The Issuer and any director, officer, employee or agent thereof shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Note Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, against any loss, liability or expense incurred, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, by reason of (i) the willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of the duties of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Note Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, hereunder or (ii) a breach of the representations and warranties of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, set forth in Section 7.01.
Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer, severally and not jointly, shall indemnify and hold harmless each of the Trustee and the Note Administrator from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee or the Note Administrator, as the case may be, that arise out of or are based upon the negligence, bad faith, fraud or willful misconduct on the part of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement or its negligent disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.
Each of the Trustee and the Note Administrator, severally and not jointly, shall indemnify and hold harmless each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and expenses (including the costs of enforcing this indemnity) and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, that arise out of or are based upon the negligence, bad faith, fraud or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee or the Note Administrator, as the case may be, in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement or the Indenture or its negligent disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or the Indenture.
Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to the same rights, protections, immunities and indemnities afforded to each herein in connection with any matter contained in the Indenture.
The provisions of this Section shall survive any termination of the rights and obligations of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Note Administrator or the Trustee hereunder.
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Section 6.03 Eligibility; Successor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer. (a) The Issuer, the Collateral Manager, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically and respectively imposed upon and undertaken by the Issuer, the Collateral Manager, the Servicer and the Special Servicer herein.
(b) (i) Subject to the provisions of Section 7.06, within thirty (30) days of the Servicer or the Special Servicer receiving a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.02, the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer) shall retain a successor servicer or special servicer, as applicable (subject to the satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition), or (ii) on or after the date the Issuer receives the resignation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer in accordance with Section 8.01(a), the resigning Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall retain a successor servicer or special servicer who shall assume the Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s duties pursuant to Section 6.03(c), subject to satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition. Such successor servicer or special servicer, as the case may be, shall be collectively referred to herein as “Successor.” The Successor shall be the successor in all respects to the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, in its capacity as Servicer or Special Servicer under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto placed on the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, accruing after such termination or resignation; provided, however, that any failure to perform such duties or responsibilities caused by the Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s failure to comply with Section 7.01 shall not be considered a default by the Successor hereunder. In its capacity as Successor, the Successor shall have the same limitation of liability herein granted to the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be. In connection with any such appointment and assumption, the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer) may make such arrangements for the compensation of such Successor as it and such Successor shall agree; provided, however, that no compensation shall be in excess of that permitted the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, hereunder. If no Successor servicer or special servicer, as the case may be, shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within thirty (30) days after the Servicer or Special Servicer receives notice of termination in accordance with Section 8.01, the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer) may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a Successor servicer or special servicer, as the case may be. Except as provided in Section 6.03(c) herein, until the Successor is appointed and has accepted such appointment, the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall continue to serve as Servicer or Special Servicer hereunder, as applicable, and shall have all the rights, benefits and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto placed on the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, hereunder. Once appointed, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall cooperate with the Successor to take such reasonable action, consistent with this Agreement, to effectuate any such succession.
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(c) Subject to the provisions of Section 6.01, neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it, except in the event that (i) its duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law or are in material conflict by reason of applicable law with any other activities carried on by it or (ii) a successor servicer or special servicer that is a Qualified Servicer, as applicable, has assumed the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, responsibilities and obligations, and the Rating Agency Condition has been satisfied with respect to appointment of a successor servicer or special servicer. Any determination under clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence permitting the resignation of the Servicer shall be evidenced by an opinion of counsel to such effect delivered to the Issuer, the Note Administrator and the Trustee and the 17g-5 Information Provider. Except for a resignation described above in Section 6.03(c)(i), no resignation by the Servicer or the Special Servicer under this Agreement shall become effective until the Successor, in accordance with Section 6.03(b), shall have assumed the Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, responsibilities and obligations. Resignation under Section 6.03(c)(i) shall be effective within thirty (30) days of such notice.
ARTICLE VII
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; TERMINATION EVENTS
Section 7.01 Representations and Warranties. (a) The Servicer hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each of the other parties hereto:
(i) Due Organization, Qualification and Authority. The Servicer is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and is duly qualified to transact business as a foreign limited liability company, in good standing and licensed in each state to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of each Commercial Real Estate Loan and to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; the Servicer has the full power, authority and legal right to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform in accordance herewith; the Servicer has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement; this Agreement constitutes the valid, legal, binding obligation of the Servicer, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);
(ii) No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement by the Servicer, (v) conflicts with or results in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Servicer’s certificate of formation, as amended, or limited liability company agreement, as amended; (w) conflicts with or results in a breach of any agreement or instrument to which the Servicer is now a party or by which it (or any of its properties) is bound, or constitutes a default or results in an acceleration under any of the foregoing if compliance therewith is necessary (1) to ensure the enforceability of any Commercial Real Estate Loan, or (2) for the Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof; (x) conflicts with or results in a breach of any legal restriction if compliance therewith is necessary (1) to ensure the enforceability of any Commercial Real Estate Loan, or (2) for the Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof; (y) results in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Servicer or its property is subject if compliance therewith is necessary (1) to ensure the enforceability of any Commercial Real Estate Loan, or (2) for the Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof; or (z) results in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance that would have a material adverse effect upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any mortgage, contract, deed of trust or other instrument, or materially impairs the ability of (1) the Issuer and the Companion Participation Holder to realize on the Commercial Real Estate Loans, or (2) the Servicer to perform its obligations hereunder in the case of each of clauses (w), (x), (y) and (z) to the extent that it would have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement; (iii) No Litigation Pending.
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There is no action, suit, or proceeding pending or, to Servicer’s knowledge, threatened against the Servicer which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, would draw into question the validity of this Agreement or the Commercial Real Estate Loans, or would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Servicer to perform its duties and obligations under the terms of this Agreement;
(iv) No Consent Required. No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or registration or filing with, or notice to, any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction or regulatory authority over the Servicer is required for (x) the Servicer’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, or (y) the consummation of the transactions of the Servicer contemplated by this Agreement, or, to the extent required, such consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, filing or notice has been obtained, made or given (as applicable), except that the Servicer may not be duly qualified to transact business as a foreign limited liability company or licensed in one or more states if such qualification or licensing is not necessary (1) to ensure the enforceability of any Commercial Real Estate Loan, or (2) for the Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof;
(v) No Default/Violation. The Servicer is not in default with respect to any order or decree of any court or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state, municipal or governmental agency, which, in the judgment of the Servicer, will have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the financial condition or operations of the Servicer or its properties taken as a whole or its performance hereunder;
(vi) E&O Insurance. The Servicer currently maintains a fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance or self-insures, in either case meeting the requirements of Section 3.05(c); and
(vii) Offering Memorandum. The Section entitled “The Servicer and the Special Servicer” in the Offering Memorandum, as of the date thereof (including as of the date of any supplement thereto) and as of the Closing Date, with respect to the Servicer, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact and does not omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
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(b) The Special Servicer hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the each of the other parties hereto:
(i) Due Organization, Qualification and Authority. The Special Servicer is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and is duly qualified to transact business as a foreign limited liability company, in good standing and licensed in each state to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of each Commercial Real Estate Loan and to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; the Special Servicer has the full power, authority and legal right to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform in accordance herewith; the Special Servicer has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement; this Agreement constitutes the valid, legal, binding obligation of the Special Servicer, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);
(ii) No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement by the Special Servicer, (v) conflicts with or results in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Special Servicer’s certificate of formation, as amended, or limited liability company agreement, as amended; (w) conflicts with or results in a breach of any agreement or instrument to which the Special Servicer is now a party or by which it (or any of its properties) is bound, or constitutes a default or results in an acceleration under any of the foregoing if compliance therewith is necessary (1) to ensure the enforceability of any Commercial Real Estate Loan, or (2) for the Special Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof; (x) conflicts with or results in a breach of any legal restriction if compliance therewith is necessary (1) to ensure the enforceability of any Commercial Real Estate Loan, or (2) for the Special Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof; (y) results in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Special Servicer or its property is subject if compliance therewith is necessary (1) to ensure the enforceability of any Commercial Real Estate Loan, or (2) for the Special Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof; or (z) results in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance that would have a material adverse effect upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any mortgage, contract, deed of trust or other instrument, or materially impairs the ability of (1) the Issuer and the Companion Participation Holder to realize on the Commercial Real Estate Loans, or (2) the Special Servicer to perform its obligations hereunder;
(iii) No Litigation Pending. There is no action, suit, or proceeding pending or, to Special Servicer’s knowledge, threatened against the Special Servicer which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, would draw into question the validity of this Agreement or the Commercial Real Estate Loans, or would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its duties and obligations under the terms of this Agreement; (iv) No Consent Required.
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No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or registration or filing with, or notice to, any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction or regulatory authority over the Special Servicer is required for (x) the Special Servicer’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, or (y) the consummation of the transactions of the Special Servicer contemplated by this Agreement, or, to the extent required, such consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, filing or notice has been obtained, made or given (as applicable), except that the Special Servicer may not be duly qualified to transact business as a foreign limited liability company or licensed in one or more states if such qualification or licensing is not necessary (1) to ensure the enforceability of any Commercial Real Estate Loan, or (2) for the Special Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof.
(v) No Default/Violation. The Special Servicer is not in default with respect to any order or decree of any court or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state, municipal or governmental agency, which, in the judgment of the Special Servicer, will have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the financial condition or operations of the Special Servicer or its properties taken as a whole or its performance hereunder;
(vi) E&O Insurance. The Special Servicer currently maintains a fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance or self-insures, in either case meeting the requirements of Section 3.05(c) hereof; and
(vii) Offering Memorandum. The Section entitled “The Servicer and the Special Servicer” in the Offering Memorandum, as of the date thereof (including as of the date of any supplement thereto) and as of the Closing Date, with respect to the Special Servicer, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact and does not omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(c) The Issuer hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the each of the other parties hereto:
(i) Due Authority. The Issuer has the full power, authority and legal right to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform in accordance herewith; the Issuer has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement; the Issuer has the right to authorize the Servicer to perform the actions contemplated herein; this Agreement constitutes the valid, legal, binding obligation of the Issuer, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(ii) Ownership of Collateral Interests. The Issuer is the beneficial owner of the Collateral Interests and has the right to perform the actions contemplated herein.
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(iii) No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement by the Issuer: (v) conflicts with or results in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Issuer’s Governing Documents; (w) conflicts with or results in a breach of any agreement or instrument to which the Issuer is now a party or by which it (or any of its properties) is bound, or constitutes a default or results in an acceleration under any of the foregoing if compliance therewith is necessary (1) to ensure the enforceability of any Commercial Real Estate Loan, or (2) for the Issuer to perform its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof; (x) conflicts with or results in a breach of any legal restriction if compliance therewith is necessary (1) to ensure the enforceability of any Commercial Real Estate Loan, or (2) for the Issuer to perform its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof; (y) results in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Issuer or its property is subject if compliance therewith is necessary (1) to ensure the enforceability of any Commercial Real Estate Loan, or (2) for the Issuer to perform its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof; or (z) results in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance that would have a material adverse effect upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any mortgage, contract, deed of trust or other instrument, or materially impairs the ability of (1) the Issuer and the Companion Participation Holder to realize on the Commercial Real Estate Loans, or (2) the Issuer to perform its obligations hereunder.
(iv) No Litigation Pending. There is no action, suit, or proceeding pending or, to Issuer’s knowledge, threatened against the Issuer which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, would draw into question the validity of this Agreement or the Commercial Real Estate Loans, or would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Issuer to perform its duties and obligations under the terms of this Agreement.
(v) No Consent Required. No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or registration or filing with, or notice to, any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction or regulatory authority over the Issuer is required for (x) the Issuer’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, or (y) the consummation of the transactions of the Issuer contemplated by this Agreement, or, to the extent required, such consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, filing or notice has been obtained, made or given (as applicable), except that the Issuer may not be duly qualified to transact business as a foreign company or licensed in one or more states if such qualification or licensing is not necessary (1) to ensure the enforceability of any Commercial Real Estate Loan, or (2) for the Issuer to perform its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof.
(vi) No Default/Violation. The Issuer is not in default with respect to any order or decree of any court or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state, municipal or governmental agency, which default would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Issuer to perform its obligations hereunder.
(vii) Commercial or Multifamily Loans. The Commercial Real Estate Loans relate to or are comprised of only commercial or multifamily loans, the proceeds of which loans were used primarily for commercial or multifamily purposes and not for personal, single family or single household purposes.
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(d) The Collateral Manager hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each of the other parties hereto:
(i) Due Organization and Authority. The Collateral Manager is a limited liability company, duly organized validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Collateral Manager has the full power, authority and legal right to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform in accordance herewith; the Collateral Manager has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement; this Agreement constitutes the valid, legal, binding obligation of the Collateral Manager, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(ii) No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement by the Collateral Manager, (a) conflicts with or results in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Collateral Manager’s certificate of formation, as amended, or limited liability company agreement, as amended; (b) conflicts with or results in a breach of any agreement or instrument to which the Collateral Manager is now a party or by which it (or any of its properties) is bound, or constitutes a default or results in an acceleration under any of the foregoing if compliance therewith is necessary (1) to ensure the enforceability of any Commercial Real Estate Loan, or (2) for the Collateral Manager to perform its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof; (c) conflicts with or results in a breach of any legal restriction if compliance therewith is necessary (1) to ensure the enforceability of any Commercial Real Estate Loan, or (2) for the Collateral Manager to perform its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof; (d) results in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Collateral Manager or its property is subject if compliance therewith is necessary (1) to ensure the enforceability of any Commercial Real Estate Loan, or (2) for the Collateral Manager to perform its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof; or (e) results in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance that would have a material adverse effect upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any mortgage, contract, deed of trust or other instrument, or materially impairs the ability of (1) the Issuer to realize on the Commercial Real Estate Loans, or (2) the Collateral Manager to perform its obligations hereunder.
(iii) No Litigation Pending. There is no action, suit, or proceeding pending or, to Collateral Manager’s knowledge, threatened against the Collateral Manager which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, would draw into question the validity of this Agreement or the Commercial Real Estate Loans, or would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Collateral Manager to perform its duties and obligations under the terms of this Agreement.
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(iv) No Consent Required. No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or registration or filing with, or notice to, any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction or regulatory authority over the Collateral Manager is required for (x) the Collateral Manager’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, or (y) the consummation of the transactions of the Collateral Manager contemplated by this Agreement, or, to the extent required, such consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, filing or notice has been obtained, made or given (as applicable), except that the Collateral Manager may not be duly qualified to transact business as a foreign limited liability company or licensed in one or more states if such qualification or licensing is not necessary (1) to ensure the enforceability of any Commercial Real Estate Loan, or (2) for the Collateral Manager to perform its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof.
(v) No Default/Violation. The Collateral Manager is not in default with respect to any order or decree of any court or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state, municipal or governmental agency, which default would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Collateral Manager to perform its obligations hereunder.
(e) The representations and warranties of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Issuer and the Collateral Manager set forth in this Section 7.01 shall survive until the termination of this Agreement.
Section 7.02 Servicer Termination Event. Any one of the following events shall be a “Servicer Termination Event”:
(a) any failure (i) by the Servicer to remit to the Note Administrator the amount required to be so remitted by the Servicer on any Remittance Date pursuant to Section 3.03(b)(viii) of this Agreement, which continues unremedied by the Servicer by 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on the following Business Day, (ii) by the Special Servicer to remit to the Issuer or its nominee any payment required to be so remitted by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, under the terms of this Agreement, when and as due which continues unremedied by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, for a period of two (2) Business Days after the date on which such remittance was due, or (iii) by the Servicer to remit to the Seller, Lument Structured Finance or a Companion Participation Holder any payment required to be so remitted by the Servicer under the terms of this Agreement, when and as due which continues unremedied by the Servicer for a period of two (2) Business Days after the date on which such remittance was due; or
(b) any failure on the part of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, duly to observe or perform in any material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, contained in this Agreement, or any representation or warranty set forth by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in Section 7.01 shall be untrue or incorrect in any material respect, and, in either case, such failure or breach materially and adversely affects the value of any Commercial Real Estate Loan or the priority of the lien on any Commercial Real Estate Loans or the interest of the Issuer therein, which in either case continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure or breach, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, by the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer) (or such extended period of time approved by the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer); provided that the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is diligently proceeding in good faith to cure such failure or breach); or (c) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in respect of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, for the commencement of an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs shall have been entered against the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and such decree or order shall remain in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days; or
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(d) the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or relating to all or substantially all of such entity’s property; or
(e) the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or
(f) the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, receives actual knowledge that either Rating Agency has (A) qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of one or more classes of Notes, or (B) placed one or more classes of Notes on “watch status” in contemplation of a rating downgrade or withdrawal (and such qualification, downgrade, withdrawal, or “watch status” placement has not been withdrawn by such Rating Agency within sixty (60) days of the date that the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, obtained such actual knowledge) and, in the case of either of clauses (A) or (B) above, citing servicing concerns with the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, as the sole or material factor in such rating action; or
(g) following removal or resignation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, any successor to the Servicer or the Special Servicer ceases to be a Qualified Servicer.
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In each and every case, so long as the applicable Servicer Termination Event has not been remedied, the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer) may by notice in writing to the Servicer (if such Servicer Termination Event is with respect to the Servicer) or the Special Servicer (if such Servicer Termination Event is with respect to the Special Servicer), as the case may be, in addition to whatever rights the Issuer may have at law or in equity, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, under this Agreement and in and to the Commercial Real Estate Loans and the proceeds thereof, without the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer) incurring any penalty or fee of any kind whatsoever in connection therewith; provided, however, that such termination shall be without prejudice to any rights of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, relating to the payment of its Servicing Fees, Special Servicing Fees, Additional Servicing Compensation and the reimbursement of any Servicing Advance or Servicing Expense or other amounts owed to it under this Agreement, which have been made by it under the terms of this Agreement through and including the date of such termination. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, no remedy provided for by this Agreement shall be exclusive of any other remedy, and each and every remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to any other remedy, and no delay or omission to exercise any right or remedy shall impair any such right or remedy or shall be deemed to be a waiver of any Servicer Termination Event. On or after the receipt by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, of such written notice of termination from the Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer), all authority and power of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Commercial Real Estate Loans, any Participations or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the Trustee, and the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, agrees to cooperate with the Trustee in effecting the termination of the responsibilities and rights hereunder of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, including, without limitation, the transfer of the Servicing Files and the funds held in the Accounts as set forth in Section 8.01.
The Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer) may waive any Servicer Termination Event (other than a Servicer Termination Event under clauses (f) and (g) above), as the case may be, in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any such waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Servicer Termination Event arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived.
Section 7.03 Termination of the Special Servicer. The Majority Class H Noteholder shall be entitled to terminate the rights and obligations of the Special Servicer with respect to the Serviced Loans, with or without cause (except with respect to any Senior Participations where the holder of the related Companion Participation has such rights), upon ten (10) Business Days’ notice to the Issuer, the Special Servicer, the Servicer, the Note Administrator and the Trustee; provided that (a) such removal is subject to Section 5.03 and Section 6.02 hereof, (b) all applicable costs and expenses of any such termination made by the Majority Class H Noteholder without cause shall be paid by the Majority Class H Noteholder, (c) all applicable accrued and unpaid Special Servicing Fees or Additional Servicing Compensation and Servicing Expenses owed to the Special Servicer are paid in full, (d) the terminated Special Servicer shall retain the right to receive any applicable Liquidation Fees or Workout Fees earned by it and payable to it in accordance with the terms hereof and (e) satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition with respect to the appointment of any successor thereto; provided, however, that, if a Commercial Real Estate Loan was being administered by the Special Servicer at the time of termination, the terminated Special Servicer and the successor Special Servicer shall agree to apportion the applicable Liquidation Fee, if any, between themselves in a manner that reflects their relative contributions in earning the fee.
Section 7.04 [Reserved].
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Section 7.05 [Reserved].
Section 7.06 Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the time the Servicer or the Special Servicer resigns pursuant to this Agreement or receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.02 or Section 8.01, the Trustee shall unless prohibited by law immediately become the successor in all respects to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in its capacity as such under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all of the rights and powers, and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties, limitations on liability, indemnities and liabilities relating thereto and arising thereafter placed on the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, by the terms and provisions hereof, including, without limitation, the Servicer’s obligation to make Servicing Advances pursuant to Section 5.02(c)(ii); provided that (i) the Trustee shall have no responsibilities, duties or obligations with respect to any act or omission of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and (ii) any failure to perform such duties or responsibilities caused by the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s failure to deliver to the Trustee the information or funds required under Section 7.02 shall not be considered a default by the Trustee hereunder. The Trustee shall not be liable for any of the representations and warranties of the Servicer or the Special Servicer or for any losses incurred by the Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.04 hereunder which shall have accrued prior to the Trustee’s assuming such duties. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to the applicable Servicing Fee and/or Special Servicing Fee, as applicable, and all funds (other than any Workout Fee owed pursuant to Section 5.03(b)) that the Servicer or the Special Servicer would have been entitled to charge to the Collection Account or Participated Loan Collection Account if the Servicer or the Special Servicer had continued to act hereunder.
(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall, at the direction of the Majority of the Class H Noteholders or if it is unable to so act or if the Noteholders entitled to a majority of the Voting Rights so request in writing to the Trustee or if the Trustee is not a Qualified Servicer, promptly appoint a Qualified Servicer as the successor to the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, of all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, hereunder. Pending appointment of a successor to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, hereunder, unless the Trustee shall be prohibited by law from so acting or is unable to act, the Trustee shall act in such capacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with any such appointment and assumption described herein, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Commercial Real Estate Loans or otherwise as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, the Trustee is hereby authorized to make arrangements for payment of increased compensation (including in the event that the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee is the successor Servicer or Special Servicer) at whatever market rate is reasonably necessary to identify and retain an acceptable successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be. Any such increased compensation shall be an expense of the Issuer.
Section 7.07 [Reserved].
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ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION; TRANSFER OF COLLATERAL INTERESTS
Section 8.01 Termination of Agreement. (a) Subject to the appointment of a Successor and the acceptance of such appointment by such Successor pursuant to Section 6.03(b), this Agreement may be terminated by the Issuer, at the direction of the Collateral Manager, with respect to any or all of the Commercial Real Estate Loans, without cause, upon sixty (60) days written notice to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable. Subject to the appointment of a Successor and the acceptance of such appointment by such Successor pursuant to Section 6.03(c), the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may resign from its duties and obligations hereunder with respect to any Commercial Real Estate Loans, without cause, upon sixty (60) days written notice to the Issuer.
(b) Termination pursuant to this Section or as otherwise provided herein shall be without prejudice to any rights of the Issuer, the Note Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, which may have accrued through the date of termination hereunder. Upon such termination, the Servicer shall (i) remit all funds in the related Accounts to the Issuer or such other Person designated by the Issuer, net of accrued Servicing Fees, Additional Servicing Compensation, Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees or Liquidation Fees and Servicing Advances or Servicing Expenses through the termination date to which the Servicer and/or the Special Servicer would be entitled to payment or reimbursement hereunder; (ii) deliver all related Servicing Files to the Issuer or to Persons designated by the Trustee; and (iii) fully cooperate with the Trustee, the Note Administrator and any new servicer or special servicer to effectuate an orderly transition of Servicing or Special Servicing of the related Commercial Real Estate Loans. Upon such termination, any Servicing Fees, Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees, Liquidation Fees, Additional Servicing Compensation, Servicing Advances (with interest thereon at the Advance Rate), Servicing Expenses (with interest thereon at the Advance Rate) which remain unpaid or unreimbursed after the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, has netted out such amounts pursuant to the preceding sentence, shall be remitted by the Issuer to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, within ten (10) Business Days after the Issuer’s receipt of an itemized invoice therefor to the extent the Servicer or the Special Servicer is terminated without cause.
Section 8.02 Transfer of Collateral Interests (a) The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, acknowledges that any or all of the Collateral Interests may be sold, transferred, assigned or otherwise conveyed by the Issuer to any third party pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Indenture without the consent or approval of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be. Any such transfer shall constitute a termination of this Agreement with respect to such Commercial Real Estate Loan and any Funded Companion Participation and/or Future Funding Participation, subject to the Issuer’s notice requirements under Section 8.01(a). The Issuer acknowledges that the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not be obligated to perform Servicing or Special Servicing, as applicable, with respect to such transferred Collateral Interests (or the related Commercial Real Estate Loans) for any such third party unless and until the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and such third party execute a servicing agreement having terms which are mutually agreeable to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and such third party; provided, however, no such third party shall be obligated to engage the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, to perform Servicing or Special Servicing with respect to the transferred Collateral Interests (or the related Commercial Real Estate Loans) (or be liable for any of the obligations of Issuer hereunder).
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(b) Until the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, receives written notice from the Issuer of the sale, transfer, assignment or conveyance of one or more Collateral Interests, the Issuer shall be presumed to be the owner and holder of such Collateral Interests, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall continue to earn Servicing Fees, Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees or Liquidation Fees, Additional Servicing Compensation and any other compensation hereunder with respect to such Collateral Interests (or any Funded Companion Participation and/or Future Funding Participation) and the Servicer shall continue to remit payments and other collections in respect of such Collateral Interests to the Issuer or the Note Administrator, as applicable, pursuant to the terms and provisions hereof.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 9.01 Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof, and no term or provision hereof may be amended or waived except from time to time by:
(a) The mutual agreement of the Issuer, the Collateral Manager, the Note Administrator, the Trustee, the Advancing Agent, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, without the consent of any of the Noteholders or the Rating Agencies, (i) to cure any ambiguity, (ii) to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be inconsistent with any other provision herein or in the offering memorandum, (iii) to add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement or (iv) for any other purpose provided, that such action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Noteholder without the consent of such Noteholder.
(b) The Issuer, the Collateral Manager, the Note Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, and with the written consent of the Noteholders evidencing, in the aggregate, not less than a majority of the Voting Rights of the Noteholders for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any provisions of this Agreement that materially and adversely affect the rights of the Noteholders; provided, however, that no such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of, delay the timing of or change the manner in which payments received on or with respect to the Commercial Real Estate Loans are required to be distributed with respect to any Underlying Note without the consent of the Noteholders, (ii) adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the holders of a Class of Notes in a manner other than as set forth in (i) above without the consent of the holders of such Class of Notes evidencing, in the aggregate, not less than 51% of the Voting Rights of such Class of Notes; (iii) reduce the aforesaid percentages of Voting Rights of the Notes, the holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment without the consent of 51% of the holders of any affected Class of Notes of then outstanding or, (iv) alter the obligations of the Issuer to make an advance or to alter the Servicing Standard set forth herein.
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(c) It shall not be necessary for the consent of Noteholders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Noteholders shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the Issuer may prescribe.
(d) In connection with any proposed amendment hereto, the Trustee and the Note Administrator (i) shall each be entitled to receive such opinions and officer’s certificates as required for amendments to and pursuant to the Indenture, and (ii) shall not be required to enter into any amendment that affects its obligations, rights, or indemnities hereunder.
(e) No amendment of this Agreement shall adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Companion Participation Holder without the consent of such Companion Participation Holder.
(f) Promptly after the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Issuer or the Note Administrator shall furnish a copy of such amendment to each Noteholder, the EU/UK Reporting Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.
Section 9.02 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws.
Section 9.03 Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing (provided that all such demands, notices and communications may be by electronic format so long as a “backup” hard copy of such notice is also delivered on or prior to the next Business Day and, provided, further, that any notices, communications and deliveries that are to be provided pursuant to each of Sections 2.03, 3.02, 3.05, 3.07, 3.08 (with the exception of any notices that are to be provided to any Obligor, which shall be provided in accordance with the related Asset Documents), 3.09, 3.10 (with the exception of 3.10(g)), 3.15(e), 3.16 (with the exception of any notices that are to be provided to any Obligor under 3.16(a), which shall be provided in accordance with the related Asset Documents), 3.20, 3.24, 4.01, 5.02, 6.02 and 9.05 hereunder may solely be by electronic format) and addressed in each case as follows:
(a) if to the Issuer, at:
LMNT CRE 2025-FL3, LLC
c/o Corporation Service Company
251 Little Falls Drive
Wilmington, Delaware 19808
Attention: Donald J. Puglisi
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with a copy to:
c/o Lument Investment Management
10 W. Broad Street, 8th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Attention: General Counsel
Email: generalcounsel@lument.com
and a copy to:
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Jeffrey Rotblat
(b) if to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, at:
Lument Real Estate Capital,
LLC
700 N. Pearl Street, Suite N1500
Dallas, Texas 75201
with a copy to:
c/o Lument Real Estate Capital, LLC
10 W. Broad Street, 8th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Attention: General Counsel
Email: generalcounsel@lument.com
and a copy to:
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Jeffrey Rotblat
(c) if to the Collateral Manager, at:
Lument Investment Management, LLC
c/o Lument Commercial Mortgage Trust
230 Park Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, New York 10169
Attention: Greg Calvert
with a copy to:
c/o Lument Investment Management
10 W. Broad Street, 8th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Attention: General Counsel
Email: generalcounsel@lument.com
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(d) if to the Note Administrator, at:
Computershare Trust Company, National Association
Corporate Trust Services
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Computershare Corporate Trust – LMNT CRE 2025-FL3, LLC
Email: trustadministrationgroup@computershare.com;
CCTCREBondAdmin@computershare.com
(e) if to the Trustee, at:
Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: CMBS Trustee – LMNT CRE 2025-FL3, LLC
Email: cmbstrustee@wilmingtontrust.com
(f) if to the Advancing Agent, at:
Lument Commercial Mortgage Trust
230 Park Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10169
Attention: Greg Calvert
with a copy to:
c/o Lument Investment Management
10 W. Broad Street, 8th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Attention: General Counsel
Email: generalcounsel@lument.com
and a copy to:
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Jeffrey Rotblat
Any of the above-referenced Persons may change its address for notices hereunder by giving notice of such change to the other Persons. All notices and demands shall be deemed to have been given at the time of the delivery at the address of such Person for notices hereunder if personally delivered, mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or sent by overnight courier or telecopy; provided, however, that any notice delivered after normal business hours of the recipient or on a day which is not a Business Day shall be deemed to have been given on the next succeeding Business Day. All communications with the 17g-5 Information Provider shall be conducted in the manner required by the Indenture.
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To the extent that any demand, notice or communication hereunder is given to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, by a Responsible Officer of the Issuer, such Responsible Officer shall be deemed to have the requisite power and authority to bind the Issuer with respect to such communication, and the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may conclusively rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any such communication. To the extent that any demand, notice or communication hereunder is given to the Issuer by a Responsible Officer of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Note Administrator, as the case may be, such Responsible Officer shall be deemed to have the requisite power and authority to bind such party with respect to such communication, and the Issuer may conclusively rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any such communication.
Section 9.04 Severability of Provisions. If one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatever held invalid or unenforceable, such provisions shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements and provisions of this Agreement and such invalidity or unenforceability shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of such remaining provisions or the rights of any parties thereunder. To the extent permitted by law, the parties hereto hereby waive any provision of law that renders any provision of this Agreement invalid or unenforceable in any respect.
Section 9.05 Inspection and Audit Rights. The Servicer and the Special Servicer, as the case may be, agree that, on reasonable prior notice, it will permit any agent or representative of the Issuer, during the normal business hours, to examine all the books of account, records, reports and other papers of the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as the case may be, relating to the Commercial Real Estate Loans, to make copies and extracts therefrom, to cause such books to be audited by accountants selected by the Issuer, and to discuss matters relating to the Commercial Real Estate Loans with the officers, employees and accountants of the Servicer and the Special Servicer (and by this provision the Servicer and the Special Servicer hereby authorize such accountants to discuss with such agents or representatives such matters), all at such reasonable times and as often as may be reasonably requested. Any expense incident to the exercise by the Issuer of any right under this Section shall be borne by the Issuer.
Section 9.06 Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and each of the parties hereto irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or federal court. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent that they may legally do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding. Each of the parties hereto hereby waive all rights to a trial by jury in any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement. 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.
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Section 9.07 [Reserved].
Section 9.08 Binding Effect; No Partnership; Counterparts. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto and the services of the parties hereto other than the Issuer shall be rendered as an Independent Contractor for the Issuer. For the purpose of facilitating the execution of this Agreement as herein provided and for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument, and the words “executed,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import as used above and elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other certificate, agreement or document related to this transaction shall include, in addition to manually executed signatures, images of manually executed signatures transmitted by facsimile or other electronic format (including, without limitation, “pdf”) and other electronic signatures (including, without limitation, any electronic sound, symbol, or process, attached to or logically associated with a contract or other record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record). The use of electronic signatures and electronic records (including, without limitation, any contract or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means) shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act and any other applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or the Uniform Commercial Code.
Section 9.09 Protection of Confidential Information. The Servicer and the Special Servicer shall keep confidential and shall not divulge to any party, without the Issuer’s prior written consent, any information pertaining to the Commercial Real Estate Loans or the Obligors except to the extent that (a) it is appropriate for the Servicer and the Special Servicer to do so (i) in working with legal counsel, auditors, other advisors, taxing authorities, regulators or other governmental agencies or in connection with performing its obligations hereunder, (ii) in accordance with the Servicing Standard or (iii) when required by any law, regulation, ordinance, administrative proceeding, governmental agency, court order or subpoena or (b) the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is disseminating general statistical information relating to the assets (including the Commercial Real Estate Loans) being serviced by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, so long as the Servicer or the Special Servicer does not identify the Obligors. Unless prohibited by law, statute, rule or court order, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall promptly notify Issuer of any such disclosure pursuant to clause (iii); provided, however, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall still make such disclosure absent a court order directing it to stop or terminate such disclosure.
Section 9.10 General Interpretive Principles. For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) the terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender; (b) accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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(c) references herein to an “Article,” “Section,” or other subdivision without reference to a document are to the designated Article, Section or other applicable subdivision of this Agreement;
(d) reference to a Section, subsection, paragraph or other subdivision without further reference to a specific Section is a reference to such Section, subsection, paragraph or other subdivision, as the case may be, as contained in the same Section in which the reference appears;
(e) the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision;
(f) the term “include” or “including” shall mean without limitation by reason of enumeration; and
(g) the Article, Section and subsection headings herein are for convenience of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning of the provisions contained therein.
Section 9.11 Further Agreements. Each party hereto agrees:
(a) to execute and deliver to the other such additional documents, instruments or agreements as may be reasonably requested by the other parties hereto and as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement;
(b) that neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall be responsible for any federal, state or local securities reporting requirements related to servicing for the Commercial Real Estate Loans; and
(c) that neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall be (and cannot be) performing any broker-dealer activities.
Section 9.12 Rating Agency Notices. (a) The Issuer (or the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Issuer) shall deliver written notice of the following events to (i) Fitch Ratings, Inc., 300 West 57th Street, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group, Fax: (646) 280-1013 (or by electronic mail at info.cmbs@fitchratings.com) and (ii) Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc., 805 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022, Attention: CMBS Surveillance (or by electronic mail at cmbssurveillance@kbra.com), or such other address that either Rating Agency shall designate in the future, promptly following the occurrence thereof: (a) any amendment to this Agreement or any other documents included in the Indenture; (b) any Event of Default; (c) the removal of the Servicer or the Special Servicer or any successor servicer as Servicer or successor special servicer as Special Servicer; (d) any change in or the termination of the Collateral Manager; (e) any inspection results received in writing (whether structural, environmental or otherwise) of any Mortgaged Property; or (f) final payment to the Noteholders. In addition, the Monthly Reports, the CREFC® Investor Reporting Packet (excluding the servicer watchlist) and the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File and such other reports provided for hereunder or under the Indenture shall be made available to each Rating Agency at the time such documents are required to be delivered pursuant to the Indenture. The Servicer or the Special Servicer and the Issuer also shall furnish such other information regarding the Commercial Real Estate Loans as may be reasonably requested by the Rating Agencies to the extent such party has or can obtain such information without unreasonable effort or expense. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure to deliver such notices or copies shall not constitute a Servicer Termination Event under this Agreement.
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(b) All information and notices required to be delivered to the Rating Agencies pursuant to this Agreement or requested by the Rating Agencies in connection herewith, shall first be provided in electronic format to the 17g-5 Information Provider in compliance with the terms of the Indenture (who shall post such information to the 17g-5 Website in accordance with Section 14.13 of the Indenture). The Servicer may (but is not required to) provide information and notices directly to the Rating Agencies the earlier of (a) upon notice that the information is posted to the 17g-5 Website and (b) two (2) Business Days after the information or notice was provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with the procedures in Section 14.13 of the Indenture.
(c) Each party hereto, insofar as it may communicate with any Rating Agency pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, each other party to this Agreement, agrees to comply (and to cause each and every sub-servicer, subcontractor, vendor or agent for such Person and each of its officers, directors and employees to comply) with the provisions relating to communications with the Rating Agencies set forth in this Section 9.11 and shall not deliver to any Rating Agency any report, statement, request or other information relating to the Notes or the Commercial Real Estate Loans other than in compliance with such provisions.
(d) The Collateral Manager, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be permitted (but not obligated) to orally communicate with the Rating Agencies regarding any of the Asset Documents and any other matters related to the Commercial Real Estate Loans, the Mortgaged Properties, the Obligors and any matters relating to this Agreement; provided that such party summarizes the information provided to the Rating Agencies in such communication in writing and provides the 17g-5 Information Provider with such written summary in accordance with the procedures set forth herein the same day such communication takes place; provided, further, that the summary of such oral communications shall not identity which Rating Agency the communication was with. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such written summary on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture.
(e) None of the foregoing restrictions in this Section 9.12 prohibit or restrict oral or written communications, or providing information, between the Servicer or Special Servicer, on the one hand, and any Rating Agency, on the other hand, with regard to (i) such Rating Agency’s review of the ratings, if any, it assigns to such party, (ii) such Rating Agency’s approval, if any, of such party as a commercial mortgage master, special or primary servicer or (iii) such Rating Agency’s evaluation of such party’s servicing operations in general; provided, however, that such party shall not provide any information relating to the Notes or the Commercial Real Estate Loans to any Rating Agency in connection with any such review and evaluation by such Rating Agency unless (x) borrower, property or deal specific identifiers are redacted; or (y) such information has already been provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider and has been uploaded onto the 17g-5 Website.
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Section 9.13 Limited Recourse and Non-Petition. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Collateral Manager, the Note Administrator, the Advancing Agent and the Trustee hereby agree and acknowledge that the obligations of the Issuer under this Agreement from time to time and at any time are limited recourse obligations of the Issuer payable solely from the Collateral available at such time as contemplated hereby and in accordance with the Priority of Payments (as defined in the Indenture), and, following realization of all of the Collateral, all obligations of the Issuer and all claims of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Collateral Manager, the Note Administrator, the Advancing Agent and the Trustee against the Issuer under this Agreement shall be extinguished and shall not thereafter revive. Each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Collateral Manager, the Note Administrator, the Advancing Agent and the Trustee hereby agrees and acknowledges that the Issuer’s obligations hereunder will be solely the corporate obligations of the Issuer, and that none of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Collateral Manager, the Advancing Agent, the Note Administrator or the Trustee will have any recourse to any of the directors, officers, employees, shareholders, incorporator or Affiliates of the Issuer with respect to any claims, losses, damages, liabilities, indemnities or other obligations in connection with any transaction contemplated hereby.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Collateral Manager, the Advancing Agent, the Note Administrator and the Trustee hereby agree not to file, cause the filing of or join in any petition in bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, winding up, moratorium or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under federal or State bankruptcy or similar laws of any jurisdiction, against the Issuer for the non-payment to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Collateral Manager, the Advancing Agent, the Note Administrator or the Trustee of any amounts due pursuant to this Agreement until at least one year and one day, or, if longer, the applicable preference period then in effect and one day, after the payment in full of all Notes.
(c) The provisions of this Section 9.12 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever.
Section 9.14 Capacity of Trustee and Note Administrator. It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (i) this Agreement is executed and delivered by each of the Trustee and the Note Administrator, not individually or personally, but solely in its respective capacity as trustee and note administrator on behalf of the Issuer, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it under the Indenture for the Issuer, and pursuant to the direction of the Issuer, (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements by the Trustee and the Note Administrator, as applicable, is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Issuer and there shall be no recourse against any of the Trustee or the Note Administrator in its individual capacity hereunder, (iii) nothing herein contained shall be construed as creating any liability for the Trustee or the Note Administrator, individually or personally, to perform any covenant (either express or implied) contained herein, and all such liability, if any, is hereby expressly waived by the parties hereto, and such waiver shall bind any third party making a claim by or through one of the parties hereto, (iv) under no circumstances shall the Trustee or Note Administrator be liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Issuer, or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under this Agreement or any other agreement including the Indenture for the Issuer or any related document; and (v) the Trustee and the Note Administrator shall not have any obligations or duties under this Agreement except as expressly set forth herein, no implied duties on the part of the Trustee or the Note Administrator shall be read into this Agreement, and nothing herein shall be construed to be an assumption by the Trustee or the Note Administrator of any duties or obligations of any party to this Agreement, the Indenture or any related document, the duties of the Trustee and the Note Administrator being solely those set forth in the related Servicing Agreement and/or Indenture, as applicable.
Each of the Trustee and the Note Administrator shall be entitled to all the rights, protections, immunities, and indemnities under the Indenture as if specifically set forth herein.
[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Collateral Manager, the Note Administrator, the Trustee and the Advancing Agent have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
| LMNT CRE 2025-FL3, LLC, as Issuer | |||
| By: | /s/James A. Briggs | ||
| Name: | James A. Briggs | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
LMNT 2025-FL3 – Servicing Agreement
| LUMENT REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC, as Servicer | |||
| By: | /s/Travis Krueger | ||
| Name: | Travis Krueger | ||
| Title: | Chief Operating Officer | ||
| LUMENT REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC, as Special Servicer | |||
| By: | /s/Travis Krueger | ||
| Name: | Travis Krueger | ||
| Title: | Chief Operating Officer | ||
LMNT 2025-FL3 – Servicing Agreement
| COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Note Administrator | |||
| By: | /s/Amber Nelson | ||
| Name: | Amber Nelson | ||
| Title: | Vice President | ||
| WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee | |||
| By: | /s/Jacob Stapleford | ||
| Name: | Jacob Stapleford | ||
| Title: | Assistant Vice President | ||
LMNT 2025-FL3 – Servicing Agreement
| LUMENT COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST, as Advancing Agent | |||
| By: | /s/James A. Briggs | ||
| Name: | James A. Briggs | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
LMNT 2025-FL3 – Servicing Agreement
| LUMENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC, as Collateral Manager | |||
| By: | /s/Travis Krueger | ||
| Name: | Travis Krueger | ||
| Title: | Chief Operating Officer | ||
LMNT 2025-FL3 – Servicing Agreement
EXHIBIT A
CLOSING DATE COLLATERAL INTEREST SCHEDULE
| # | Collateral Interest Name | Collateral Interest Principal Balance |
Collateral Interest Type | |||||
| 1. | Axiom Westwood | $ | 42,905,000.00 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 2. | Meridia Lincoln Park 115 | $ | 40,000,000.00 | Whole Loan | ||||
| 3. | Luxe Park Apartments | $ | 36,800,000.00 | Whole Loan | ||||
| 4. | Federal Hill Apartments | $ | 36,000,000.00 | Whole Loan | ||||
| 5. | Elandis Daytona Portfolio | $ | 35,000,000.00 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 6. | View at Estancia | $ | 34,831,030.00 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 7. | Redwood Lockport (S Farrell Rd Il)-Ph I | $ | 27,500,000.00 | Whole Loan | ||||
| 8. | Harbor Village | $ | 26,049,290.91 | Whole Loan | ||||
| 9. | Redwood Marysville SR 4 (OH) - Phase I | $ | 25,500,000.00 | Whole Loan | ||||
| 10. | Imber at Union Mills | $ | 23,370,017.80 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 11. | Blossom Towers | $ | 23,348,000.00 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 12. | NC13 MHC Portfolio | $ | 22,999,999.93 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 13. | Park at Netherley | $ | 22,872,353.84 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 14. | Redwood Obetz - Phase I | $ | 21,990,280.67 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 15. | Estara Apartments | $ | 21,916,752.63 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 16. | Landings at Willowbrook | $ | 21,644,684.06 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 17. | Silverado - Hermann Park Memory Care Com | $ | 18,920,000.00 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 18. | Silverado Barton Springs Memory Care Community | $ | 18,590,000.00 | Whole Loan | ||||
| 19. | South Orange Tower | $ | 18,341,501.70 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 20. | Redwood Kannapolis Parkway (NC)-Phase I | $ | 17,030,000.00 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 21. | The Reserve at Madison Flatts | $ | 16,260,000.00 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 22. | Redwood Delta Township Willow Highway | $ | 15,750,000.00 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 23. | Silverado - Southlake Memory Care Commu | $ | 15,735,000.00 | Whole Loan | ||||
| 24. | Mallard Creek | $ | 15,449,323.06 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 25. | Villa Sierra | $ | 12,851,562.92 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 26. | On the Greens | $ | 11,550,000.00 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 27. | Town Park Villas | $ | 11,202,535.00 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 28. | Cottages Portfolio | $ | 8,500,000.00 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
| 29. | Marina Towers Annex | $ | 6,000,000.00 | Whole Loan | ||||
| 30. | Bellflower Terrace | $ | 5,987,732.00 | Whole Loan | ||||
| 31. | South Bank at Quarry Trails | $ | 3,100,000.00 | Pari Passu Participation | ||||
DELAYED ACQUISITION COLLATERAL INTEREST SCHEDULE
| Collateral Interest Name | Collateral Interest Principal Balance |
Collateral Interest Type | ||||
| Estara Apartments | $ | 21,916,752.63 | Pari Passu Participation | |||
| Silverado - Hermann Park Memory Care Com | $ | 18,920,000.00 | Pari Passu Participation | |||
| Silverado Barton Springs Memory Care Community | $ | 18,590,000.00 | Whole Loan | |||
| South Orange Tower | $ | 18,341,501.70 | Pari Passu Participation | |||
| Silverado - Southlake Memory Care Commu | $ | 15,735,000.00 | Whole Loan | |||
| Mallard Creek | $ | 15,449,323.06 | Pari Passu Participation | |||
Exh. A-1
EXHIBIT B
APPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA IN ITEM 1122 OF REGULATION AB
The assessment of compliance to be delivered shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified below as “Applicable Servicing Criteria” (with each Applicable Party(ies) deemed to be responsible for the items applicable to the functions it is performing). In addition, this Exhibit B shall not be construed to impose on any Person any servicing duty that is not otherwise imposed on such Person under the main body of the Servicing Agreement of which this Exhibit B forms a part or to require an assessment of the criterion that is not encompassed by the servicing duties of the applicable party that are set forth in the main body of the Servicing Agreement.
| Applicable Servicing Criteria | Applicable Party(ies) |
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| Reference | Criteria | |
| General Servicing Considerations | ||
| 1122(d)(1)(i) | Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements. |
Servicer Special Servicer |
| 1122(d)(1)(ii) | If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s performance and compliance with such servicing activities. |
Servicer Special Servicer |
| 1122(d)(1)(iii) | Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained. | N/A |
| 1122(d)(1)(iv) | A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements. |
Servicer Special Servicer |
| 1122(d)(1)(v) | Aggregation of information, as applicable, is mathematically accurate and the information conveyed accurately reflects the information. |
Servicer Special Servicer |
| Cash Collection and Administration | ||
| 1122(d)(2)(i) | Payments on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. |
Servicer Special Servicer |
| 1122(d)(2)(ii) | Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. |
Servicer Special Servicer |
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| Applicable Servicing Criteria | Applicable Party(ies) |
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| Reference | Criteria | |
| 1122(d)(2)(iii) | Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements. |
Servicer Special Servicer |
| 1122(d)(2)(iv) | The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements. |
Servicer Special Servicer |
| 1122(d)(2)(v) | Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes of this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act. |
Servicer Special Servicer |
| 1122(d)(2)(vi) | Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access. |
Servicer Special Servicer |
| 1122(d)(2)(vii) | Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset- backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations (A) are mathematically accurate; (B) are prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. |
Servicer Special Servicer |
| Investor Remittances and Reporting | ||
| 1122(d)(3)(i) | Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the SEC, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable SEC requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the SEC as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the servicer. |
Servicer Special Servicer |
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| Applicable Servicing Criteria | Applicable Party(ies) |
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| Reference | Criteria | |
| 1122(d)(3)(ii) | Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements. | N/A |
| 1122(d)(3)(iii) | Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the servicer’s investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. | N/A |
| 1122(d)(3)(iv) | Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements. | N/A |
| Mortgage Loan Administration | ||
| 1122(d)(4)(i) | Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents. |
Servicer Special Servicer |
| 1122(d)(4)(ii) | Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements. | N/A |
| 1122(d)(4)(iii) | Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements. |
Servicer Special Servicer |
| 1122(d)(4)(iv) | Payments on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents are posted to the servicer’s obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents. | Servicer |
| 1122(d)(4)(v) | The servicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the servicer’s records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal balance. | Servicer |
| 1122(d)(4)(vi) | Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s mortgage loans (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents. |
Special Servicer |
| 1122(d)(4)(vii) | Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements. |
Special Servicer |
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| Applicable Servicing Criteria | Applicable Party(ies) |
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| Reference | Criteria | |
| 1122(d)(4)(viii) | Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a mortgage loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment). |
Servicer Special Servicer |
| 1122(d)(4)(ix) | Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan documents. | Servicer |
| 1122(d)(4)(x) | Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s mortgage loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage loans, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. | Servicer |
| 1122(d)(4)(xi) | Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. | Servicer |
| 1122(d)(4)(xii) | Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or omission. | Servicer |
| 1122(d)(4)(xiii) | Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. | Servicer |
| 1122(d)(4)(xiv) | Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements. | Servicer |
| 1122(d)(4)(xv) | Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements. | N/A |
Exh. B-
EXHIBIT C
[Reserved].
Exh. C-1
EXHIBIT D
FORM OF SERVICER’S TWO QUARTER FUTURE ADVANCE ESTIMATE
[Date]
| Note Administrator: |
trustadministrationgroup@computershare.com CCTCREBondAdmin@computershare.com |
| Seller: | generalcounsel@lument.com |
| Future Funding Indemnitor: | generalcounsel@lument.com |
| Re: | LMNT CRE 2025-FL3 – Two Quarter Future Advance Estimate |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This notification is delivered pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Servicing Agreement entered into in connection with the above referenced transaction. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings set forth in the Servicing Agreement. The period covered by this notification is from ________ to ________ (the “Relevant Period”).
Check One:
| ________ | Nothing has come to the attention of the Servicer in the documentation provided by the Future Funding Indemnitor that in the reasonable opinion of the Servicer would support a determination of a Two Quarter Future Advance Estimate for the Relevant Period that is at least 25% higher than the Future Funding Indemnitor’s Two Quarter Future Advance Estimate for the Relevant Period. In accordance with Section 3.25 of the Servicing Agreement, the Future Funding Indemnitor’s Two Quarter Future Advance Estimate is the controlling estimate for the Relevant Period. |
| ________ | The Servicer’s Two Quarter Future Advance Estimate for the Relevant Period is $ _____________. In accordance with Section 3.25 of the Servicing Agreement, the Servicer’s Two Quarter Future Advance Estimate is the controlling estimate for the Relevant Period. |
| LUMENT REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC, as Servicer | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
Exh. D-1
EXHIBIT E
FORM OF FUTURE FUNDING MONTHLY REPORT
| Period End Date | [MONTH] [DATE], 20[__] |
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Loan Number |
Loan Name |
Advance Date |
Amount |
| [__________] | [__________] | [__________] | $[_____] |
| [__________] | [__________] | [__________] | $[_____] |
| [__________] | [__________] | [__________] | $[_____] |
Exh. E-1
Exhibit 10.4
LOAN AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
LCMT NPL WAREHOUSE, LLC, AS PARENT BORROWER,
THE REO ENTITIES FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
AND
NORTHEAST BANK, AS BANK
DECEMBER 10, 2025
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Page | ||
| ARTICLE I. Definitions | 1 | |
| Section 1.01. | Definitions | 1 |
| ARTICLE II. Amount and Terms of Advances | 22 | |
| Section 2.01. | Advances | 22 |
| Section 2.02. | Notes | 22 |
| Section 2.03. | Late Fees and Default Rate | 23 |
| Section 2.04. | Collateral; Accuracy of Bank’s Books and Records | 23 |
| Section 2.05. | Optional and Mandatory Prepayments | 24 |
| Section 2.06. | Distribution of Net Cash Flow; Payments and Prepayments | 24 |
| Section 2.07. | Payment Reserve Account | 26 |
| Section 2.08. | Maximum Interest Rate | 27 |
| Section 2.09. | Payment, Balance and Setoff | 27 |
| Section 2.10. | Collateral and Reserve Accounts | 27 |
| Section 2.11. | Yield Protections; Capital Adequacy | 28 |
| Section 2.12. | Taxes | 30 |
| ARTICLE III. Conditions Precedent | 31 | |
| Section 3.01. | Required Documents | 31 |
| Section 3.02. | Advances | 32 |
| Section 3.03. | Other Conditions | 33 |
| ARTICLE IV. Representations and Warranties | 35 | |
| Section 4.01. | Existence and Power | 35 |
| Section 4.02. | Authorization | 35 |
| Section 4.03. | Legal Agreements | 35 |
| Section 4.04. | Taxes | 35 |
| Section 4.05. | Title to Collateral | 35 |
| Section 4.07. | Litigation | 36 |
| Section 4.08. | Margin Stock | 36 |
| Section 4.09. | Ownership of Stock or Securities | 36 |
| Section 4.10. | Employee Benefit Plans | 36 |
| Section 4.11. | Other Indebtedness | 36 |
| Section 4.12. | Insurance | 37 |
| Section 4.13. | Investment Company Act | 37 |
| Section 4.14. | Special Purpose Entity | 37 |
| Section 4.15. | Sanctions; Anti-Corruption | 37 |
| Section 4.16. | Collateral Asset Documents | 37 |
| Section 4.17. | Information | 38 |
| Section 4.18. | Patriot Act | 39 |
| Section 4.19. | Compliance With Legal Requirements | 39 |
| Section 4.20. | Property Management Agreement | 39 |
| Section 4.21. | Leasing Agreement | 39 |
| Section 4.22. | Leases | 39 |
| Section 4.23. | Required Licenses and Permits | 39 |
| Section 4.24. | Curb Cuts and Utility Connnections | 39 |
| Section 4.25. | Condemnation/Casualty | 40 |
| Section 4.26. | Special Assessments | 40 |
| Section 4.27. | Flood Zone | 40 |
| ARTICLE V. Covenants | 40 | |
| Section 5.01. | Financial Statements and Other Information | 40 |
| Section 5.02. | Books and Records | 42 |
| Section 5.03. | Taxes and Other Claims | 42 |
| Section 5.04. | Insurance | 42 |
| Section 5.05. | Organizational Structure | 43 |
| Section 5.06. | Sale and Leaseback | 43 |
| Section 5.07. | Compliance with Laws | 43 |
| Section 5.08. | Liens | 43 |
| Section 5.09. | Disposition of Collateral; Modification of Collateral | 43 |
| Section 5.10. | Hazardous Substances | 44 |
| Section 5.11. | Environmental Indemnity | 45 |
| Section 5.12. | Foreclosure and Sale of Collateral Secured by Real Property | 45 |
| Section 5.13. | Transactions with Affiliates | 46 |
| Section 5.14. | Indebtedness | 46 |
| Section 5.15. | Transfers | 46 |
| Section 5.16. | New Places of Business or State of Organization | 47 |
| Section 5.17. | Further Assurances | 47 |
| Section 5.18. | Ancillary Agreements; Indemnification | 47 |
| Section 5.19. | Deposit all Funds in Applicable Account | 47 |
| Section 5.20. | Guaranties | 48 |
| Section 5.21. | Investments | 48 |
| Section 5.22. | Notice of Certain Occurrences | 48 |
| Section 5.23. | Use of Real Property | 48 |
| Section 5.24. | Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Use of Proceeds | 49 |
| Section 5.25. | Compliance with PATRIOT Act | 49 |
| Section 5.26. | Bankruptcy of Account Debtor | 49 |
| Section 5.27. | Participations | 49 |
| Section 5.28. | Servicing | 49 |
| Section 5.29. | Reports; Testing | 50 |
| Section 5.30. | Restrictions of Easements, Covenants and Liens | 50 |
| Section 5.31. | Material Contracts | 50 |
| Section 5.32. | Additional Property Provisions | 51 |
| Section 5.33. | Impairment | 52 |
| ARTICLE VI. Events of Default, Rights and Remedies | 53 | |
| Section 6.01. | Events of Default | 53 |
| Section 6.02. | Rights and Remedies | 55 |
| Section 6.03. | Co-Borrower Provisions | 56 |
| ARTICLE VII. Miscellaneous | 58 | |
| Section 7.01. | Waiver and Amendment | 58 |
| Section 7.02. | Costs, Expenses, Taxes and Protective Advances | 58 |
| Section 7.03. | Indemnification | 58 |
| Section 7.04. | Waiver of Consequential Damages | 59 |
| Section 7.05. | Recourse | 59 |
| Section 7.06. | Addresses | 59 |
| Section 7.07. | Binding Effect and Assignment and Pledge | 61 |
| Section 7.08. | Jurisdiction; Venue; Jury Trial | 62 |
| Section 7.09. | Entire Agreement | 62 |
| Section 7.10. | Headings | 63 |
| Section 7.11. | Governing Law | 63 |
| Section 7.12. | PATRIOT Act | 63 |
| Section 7.13. | Counterparts; Electronic Signatures | 63 |
| Section 7.14. | Time Of the Essence; No Oral Change | 63 |
| Section 7.15. | Severability | 63 |
EXHIBITS
| EXHIBIT A | [Intentionally Omitted] |
| EXHIBIT B | Form of Collateral Assignment |
| EXHIBIT C | Form of Borrowing Base Certificate |
| EXHIBIT D | Form of Joinder Agreement |
| EXHIBIT E | Form of Advance Approval Schedule |
| EXHIBIT F | Form of Note |
| EXHIBIT G | Form of Consent |
| EXHIBIT H | Form of Monthly Reporting Certificate |
| EXHIBIT I | Form of Note Endorsement |
| EXHIBIT J | Form of Absolute Assignment of Security Agreement |
| EXHIBIT K | REO Property Qualification Documents |
| EXHIBIT L | Insurance |
LOAN AGREEMENT
THIS LOAN AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into as of December 10, 2025, by and among LCMT NPL WAREHOUSE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, having its principal place of business at 230 Park Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, New York 10169 (the “Parent Borrower”), each REO Entity party hereto (together with the Parent Borrower, each a “Borrower” and collectively the “Borrowers”), and NORTHEAST BANK, a banking corporation organized under the laws of the state of Maine, having a place of business at One Marina Park Drive, Floor 8, Boston Massachusetts 02210 (the “Bank”);
WHEREAS, Bank is willing to provide such credit facility to any Borrower now existing or hereafter becoming a party hereto and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals herein and mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
Definitions
Section 1.01. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article, and include the plural as well as the singular; and
(b) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them generally in accordance with GAAP.
“Absolute Assignment of Security Instrument” means, an absolute assignment of security instrument in form and substance satisfactory to Bank substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit J attached hereto, assigning to the Bank any mortgage, deed of trust, assignment of leases and rents, security agreement, or other security document of record securing payment of the Collateral Asset. The Bank agrees to hold any Absolute Assignment of Security Instrument and not place the applicable document of record unless and until an Event of Default has occurred.
“Accepted Servicing Practices” means the obligation of Borrower to service and administer any Collateral Assets in the best interests and for the benefit of Borrower and Bank (as a collective whole), exercising the higher of (x) the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Borrower or its Affiliates services and administers similar mortgage loans for other third party portfolios, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent institutional commercial lenders servicing their own loans and (y) the same care, skill, prudence and diligence which the Borrower or its Affiliates utilizes for loans which Borrower owns for its own account, in each case, acting in accordance with applicable law, the terms of this Agreement and the Collateral Asset Documents and with a view to the maximization of and timely recovery of principal and interest on the Collateral Assets as a whole, but without regard to: (i) any relationship that Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower may have with the Account Debtor or any Affiliates of the Account Debtor; (ii) the ownership of any interest in the Collateral Assets; (iii) the ownership of any junior indebtedness with respect to the Collateral Assets by Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower; (iv) Borrower’s obligation to make advances (including, without limitation, Protective Advances hereunder) or otherwise incur servicing expenses with respect to the Collateral Assets; (v) Borrower’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction; or (vi) the ownership, or servicing or management for others, by Borrower or any sub-servicer, of any other mortgage loans or properties.
“Account Debtor” means, with respect to any Collateral Asset, the “borrower” (or other obligor, however defined) under such Collateral Asset.
“Account Debtor Bankruptcy” has the meaning specified in Section 5.26.
“Advance” or “Advances” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01.
“Advance Approval Schedule” has the meaning specified in Section 3.02.
“Advance Documents” shall mean the following documents executed by Parent Borrower or REO Entity, as applicable, and delivered to Bank.
With respect to any Collateral Asset:
(a) A Note;
(b) An Advance Approval Schedule;
(c) A Security Agreement Amendment;
(d) A Collateral Assignment;
(e) An Absolute Assignments of Security Instrument;
(f) An Omnibus Assignment;
(g) A Note Endorsement; and
(h) All financing statements, certificates of title and other writings, properly executed and endorsed, necessary to permit the Bank to obtain a perfected security interest constituting a first lien on the subject Collateral Asset, for payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Documents shall have been delivered to Bank.
With respect to any REO Property:
(i) A Note;
(j) An Advance Approval Schedule;
(k) A Joinder Agreement;
(l) A Pledge Agreement;
(m) A Mortgage;
(n) An Assignment of Leases and Rents (p) An Assignment of Management Agreement (if applicable);
(o) A Power of Attorney;
(q) An Assignment of Leasing Agreement (if applicable);
(r) An Environmental Indemnity; and
(s) All financing statements, certificates of title and other writings, properly executed and endorsed, necessary to permit the Bank to obtain a perfected security interest constituting a first lien on the subject REO Property, for payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Documents shall have been delivered to Bank.
“Advance Termination Date” means December 20, 2028.
“Affiliate” means, (a) with respect to Parent Borrower, Borrower, each REO Entity and Guarantor, each of Parent Borrower, Borrower, each REO Entity and Guarantor and each of their respective Subsidiaries and, (b) with respect to any other specified Person (i) another Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified and (ii) a Person owning or controlling ten percent (10%) of the outstanding voting stock or other voting equity interests of the specified Person.
“Agreement” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
“Anti-Terrorism Laws” mean any laws relating to terrorism or money laundering, including the PATRIOT Act.
“Asset Value” means, for each REO Property securing an Advance at any time, the value determined by the Bank, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, on an asset-by-asset basis. The Bank shall have the right to re-set the Asset Value for any REO Property on an annual basis or in the event the Bank obtains knowledge of material adverse change in the status of such REO Property.
“Assignment of Leasing Agreement” means, with respect to any REO Property, as applicable, an assignment of the leasing agreement in place for such REO Property for the benefit of Bank from REO Entity and joined by the applicable leasing agent or similar, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank.
“Assignment of Management Agreement” means, with respect to any REO Property, as applicable, an assignment of the management agreement in place for such REO Property for the benefit of Bank from REO Entity and joined by the applicable manager or similar, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank.
“Assignments of Leases and Rents” means the assignment of leases and rents from an REO Entity to Bank now or hereafter delivered to secure the Obligations in form and substance satisfactory to Bank and substantially in the form of the assignment and leases and rents entered into as of the date hereof, including, without limitation, any state specific updates.
“Bank” has the meaning specified in the Recitals of this Agreement.
“Basel III” means the Basel III Final Rule as published in 78 Fed Reg. 62, 165 (October 11, 2013) as amended, modified, supplemented, or replaced.
“Benchmark” means, initially, Term SOFR; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to Term SOFR, then “Benchmark” means the Prime Rate.
“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(a) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(b) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(c) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer representative or do not, or at a specified future date will not, comply with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks; or
(d) a Change in Law that Bank in good faith determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error) prohibits, restricts or limits the use of such Benchmark.
For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Borrower” has the meaning specified in the Recitals of this Agreement.
“Borrower’s Basis” means, the Borrower’s basis in the Collateral Asset or REO Property, as determined by Bank from time to time in its sole, but reasonable discretion, as further described in the applicable Advance Approval Schedule.
“Borrowing Base” means with respect to any Advance, shall be the product of (A) the applicable Borrowing Base Percentage multiplied by (B) the lesser of (i) the Borrower’s Basis and (ii) the unpaid principal balance of any Collateral Asset, subject to such Advance, unless otherwise specified in the related Advance Approval Schedule; provided, however, the amount of the Borrowing Base attributable to any Collateral Asset and/or REO Property shall at no time exceed an amount equal to sixty percent (60%) of the applicable Underlying Real Estate Value. The actual percentage as to a particular Advance shall be as determined by Bank in Bank’s sole discretion after Bank’s review of the value and performance of each Collateral Asset associated with a requested Advance.
“Borrowing Base Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 5.01(b).
“Borrowing Base Percentage” means, (i) with respect to Performing Loans, up to seventy percent (70%) and (ii) with respect to Non-Performing Loans, up to sixty-five percent (65%). REO Property shall be subject to the sixty percent (60%) cap on the applicable Underlying Real Estate Value set forth herein. For the avoidance of doubt, (A) to the extent a Non-Performing Loan Converts to REO Property in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Borrowing Base Percentage for such REO Property shall not be adjusted to conform with Section (i) herein and (B) to the extent a Performing Loan becomes a Non-Performing Loan, the Borrowing Base Percentage shall not be adjusted to conform with Section (ii) herein, but may instead be decreased in accordance with Section 5.33.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks are authorized or required by law to be closed in New York, New York; provided that, when used in connection with SOFR, or any other calculation or determination involving SOFR, the term “Business Day” means a U.S. Government Securities Business Day.
“Casualty” has the meaning specified in Section 5.32.
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (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 the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
“Change of Control” means the failure of (i) Guarantor to, directly or indirectly, own at least fifty-one (51%) ownership interest in Parent Borrower, (ii) Guarantor to, directly or indirectly, Control the Parent Borrower, (iii) Parent Borrower to directly own one hundred percent (100%) of the ownership interest in each REO Entity, (iv) Parent Borrower to directly Control each REO Entity and/or (v) Manager shall cease to act as the external manager of Guarantor, provided that no Change of Control pursuant to this clause (v) shall be deemed to occur if a replacement Manager satisfactory to Bank in its reasonable discretion (including, for the avoidance of doubt, completion to Bank’s satisfaction of applicable “Know Your Customer” and OFAC diligence) is appointed within sixty (60) days following the then-existing Manager ceasing to act as the external manager of Guarantor.
“Clearing Account” shall mean a deposit account established with the Servicer or with a bank for which the Servicer is the bank’s customer.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Collateral” means the collateral subject to the Security Documents, including, without limitation, any Collateral Asset and/or REO Property.
“Collateral Asset” means a mortgage loan or controlling pari passu participation interests in mortgage loans, in each case, 100% held by a Parent Borrower as the senior lender thereunder, approved by Bank’s credit committee, in its sole discretion, as eligible for inclusion for the purpose of determining the Borrowing Base established for an Advance as further described in accordance with Section 3.02. A separate Collateral Asset (or REO Property) shall be pledged by Borrower for each Advance. At the time of any Advance, Bank shall classify the applicable Collateral Asset as a Performing Loan or Non-Performing Loan, as further described in the applicable Advance Approval Schedule.
“Collateral Asset Documents” means all promissory notes evidencing the Collateral Assets (including all endorsements and allonges, including an endorsement in blank by an allonge to such promissory notes), all security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, certificates of title and other documents securing the Collateral Assets and assignments thereof, if applicable, all loan agreements, guaranties, leases, lease agreements, purchase agreements and other documents executed by the Account Debtor or any guarantor thereof in connection with the Collateral Assets or any seller of the Collateral Assets.
“Collateral Asset Guarantor” means any one or more guarantors of Account Debtor’s obligations under the Collateral Asset Documents.
“Collateral Assignment” means one or more collateral assignments substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto to the Bank, dated as of a Funding Date for one or more of the Collateral Assets, from the Parent Borrower to the Bank, whereby Parent Borrower collaterally assigns to the Bank each such Collateral Asset, including all promissory notes, liens and supporting obligations securing payment of the related Collateral Assets, and all material documents evidencing, securing or executed or delivered in connection with such Collateral Assets.
“Collection Account” means a blocked account maintained with Bank (a) that is in the name of the Borrower for the benefit of Bank, (b) from which Borrower shall have no rights of access or withdrawal, and (c) that is subject to the exclusive dominion and control of Bank.
“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.
“Conversion Conditions” shall mean the following conditions precedent to a Conversion of a Collateral Asset:
(x) REO Entity shall have acquired title to the Mortgaged Property or the Equity Interest by a Foreclosure Action or otherwise;
(y) Borrower and Guarantor have delivered to Bank fully executed copies of the Future Loan Documents, as applicable, at least ten (10) days prior to REO Entity acquiring title to the Mortgaged Property or the Equity Interests, as applicable; and
(z) Borrower has deposited a reasonable amount, as determined by Bank, to be held by Bank as cash collateral in accordance with the Loan Agreement to be used by Bank for fees, taxes and other charges incurred by Bank in connection with the recordation of any of the Future Loan Documents (the “Recording Reserve”).
“Convert,” “Conversion” or “Converted” shall mean, with respect to the Collateral Asset, any action that results in the ownership by any Borrower (or an Affiliate thereof) of all or any part of the related Mortgaged Property or the related Equity Interest, as applicable.
“Custodial Agreement(s)” means any custodial agreement by and among the Custodian and the Bank whereby the Custodian agrees to act as bailee for the documents related to the Collateral Assets related to each Advance, as such agreements may hereafter be amended or supplemented from time to time, together with any replacements or substitutions therefor.
“Custodian” means U.S. Bank National Association or any other financial institution as the Bank, in its discretion, may designate with respect to any Collateral Asset, as designated by the Bank in writing.
“Default” means any event or condition that, with the giving or receipt of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.
“Default Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03.
“Distribution Date” means the twentieth (20th) day of each calendar month, and if such twentieth (20th) day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.
“Draw Period” means the period from the date hereof to and including the Advance Termination Date.
“Effective Interest Rate” means, (i) if the Advance is a Term SOFR Loan, the per annum rate equal to the greater of (a) Term SOFR plus the SOFR Margin and (b) the Floor Rate or (ii) if the Advance is a Prime Rate Loan, the per annum rate equal to the greater of (y) the Prime Rate plus the Prime Rate Margin and (z) the Floor Rate. The Effective Interest Rate shall adjust for each Distribution Date based on changes to the applicable Benchmark determined as of the first day of the applicable Interest Period.
“Environmental Indemnity Agreement” means an environmental indemnity agreement given by Guarantor, Parent Borrower and the applicable REO Entity with respect to any REO Property in form and substance satisfactory to Bank substantially in the form of the environmental indemnity agreement entered into as of the date hereof.
“Environmental Laws” means all federal, state, local and foreign laws, statutes, codes, ordinances, regulations, requirements and rules relating in any way to any hazardous or toxic materials or the protection of the environment.
“Equity Interest” means all of the equity/ownership interest in the Account Debtor, to the extent applicable.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder as amended from time to time.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any corporation, trade or business that is, along with the Borrower, a member of a controlled group of corporations or a controlled group of trades or businesses, as described in Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and regulation promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
“ERISA Plan” means an employee benefit plan, which is or, in the event that any such plan has been terminated within five years, was maintained for employees of a Borrower, or any ERISA Affiliate of a Borrower, and is subject to ERISA.
“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Bank or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Bank, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of a Bank being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of a Bank with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Bank acquires such interest in the Loan or (ii) such Bank changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.12, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Bank’s assignor immediately before such Bank became a party hereto or to such Bank immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Bank’s failure to comply with Section 2.12 and (d) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.
“FCPA” has the meaning specified in Section 4.15(b).
“Floor Rate” means an interest rate that shall be set on an Advance by Advance basis and shall be specified in the Advance Approval Schedule issued in connection with each Advance; generally, unless a different methodology is used by Bank, the Floor Rate will be the Prime Rate plus the applicable margin as of the closing date of the applicable Advance.
“Foreclosure Action” means (i) a foreclosure proceeding, the exercise of any power of sale, the taking of a deed or assignment in lieu of foreclosure or any other mechanism, including a bankruptcy, in which REO Entity or Borrower takes title to the Mortgaged Property, the obtaining of a receiver or the taking of any other enforcement action against all or any portion of the Mortgaged Property or Account Debtor, (ii) acceleration of, or demand or action taken in order to collect, all or any indebtedness secured by all or any portion of the Mortgaged Property (other than giving of notices of default and statements of overdue amounts) or (iii) exercise of any right or remedy available to Borrower under the Collateral Asset Documents, at law, in equity or otherwise with respect to Account Debtor, the Equity Interest, any portion of the Mortgaged Property, and/or any Collateral Asset Guarantor. For the avoidance of doubt, if Borrower takes title to any portion of the Mortgaged Property or any Equity Interest, a Foreclosure Action shall be deemed to have occurred, and the Conversion Conditions must be satisfied.
“Funding Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.02.
“Future Loan Documents” shall mean collectively, (i) a Pledge Agreement, (ii) a first priority Mortgage form from REO Entity with respect to the applicable REO Property and all other assets of REO Entity securing the payment and performance of all of the Obligations (provided, however, to the extent Bank accepts an assignment of an existing mortgage in accordance with this Agreement, such mortgage shall be amended and restated in form and substance satisfactory to Bank), (iii) a first priority Assignments of Leases and Rents form from REO Entity with respect to all leases, subleases and occupancy rights of the applicable REO Property and all income and profits to be derived from the operation and leasing of the applicable REO Property, (iv) all financing statements, certificates of title and other writings, properly executed and endorsed, necessary to permit the Bank to obtain a perfected security interest constituting a first lien on all of the assets of REO Entity pursuant to subsection (i) and (ii) above, securing the payment and performance of the Obligations, (v) an assignment of foreclosure bid and a collateral assignment of foreclosure judgment at least five (5) Business Days prior to any sale date in connection with a Foreclosure Action, and a certain collateral assignment from an REO Entity, as applicable, to Bank with respect to its interest in any and all other deeds, judgments, sales and other agreements entered into or to be entered into in connection with the exercise by Borrower of its rights and remedies under the applicable Collateral Asset Documents; provided, however any such collateral assignment shall be delivered to Bank within ten (10) days after entering into or receiving any such deed, judgments, sales and other similar agreements, (vi) a Joinder Agreement, (vii) an Environmental Indemnity Agreement from Parent Borrower, REO Entity, and Guarantor, (viii) an escrow agreement governing the execution and delivery (and recording, if applicable) of the Future Loan Documents, and (ix) a UCC Plus Policy insuring the lien of the Pledge Agreement; provided, however to the extent Bank receives and accepts a loan policy of title insurance insuring the validity and priority of the first priority mortgage on the REO Property, such UCC Plus policy described herein shall not be required.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America in effect from time to time.
“Good Faith Contest” means the contest or appeal of an item as to which all of the following conditions have been satisfied: (a) Borrower delivers notice to Bank of such contest or appeal (and of the nonpayment of any contested amount, as the case may be), (b) no Event of Default exists; (c) such contest or appeal is diligently pursued in good faith by appropriate proceedings and made and performed in accordance with applicable law; (d) such contest or appeal suspends the obligation to pay the amounts being contested and that nonpayment of same will not result in an imminent sale, loss, forfeiture or diminution of the Collateral; and (e) if requested by Bank, (i) Borrower deposits adequate reserves with Bank for the payment of the applicable amounts being contested, together with all interest and penalties thereon, if Borrower has not previously paid the contested amount, or (ii) such item has been bonded over to Bank’s reasonable satisfaction.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Guarantor” means LUMENT FINANCE TRUST, INC., a Maryland corporation with an address at c/o Lument Investment Management, 230 Park Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, New York 10169 and any replacement guarantor appointed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
“Guarantor Documents” means the Guaranty, any Environmental Indemnity, and all writings, documents, instruments, certificates and statements contemplated hereunder to be delivered by the Guarantor
“Guaranty” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).
“Guaranty Claim” has the meaning specified in Section 5.09(c).
“Impairment Default” has the meaning specified in Section 5.33.
“Indebtedness” means, as applied to a Person and without duplication, (a) all items which generally in accordance with GAAP would be included in determining total liabilities as shown on the liability side of a balance sheet of such Person on the date as of which Indebtedness is to be determined, including, without limitation, capitalized lease obligations, and (b) all obligations of other Persons which such Person has guaranteed.
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.
“Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 5.11.
“Independent Director” means an individual who has prior experience as an independent director, independent manager or independent member with at least three (3) years of employment experience with a nationally recognized company that is not an Affiliate of Borrower or Guarantor and reasonably approved by Bank. Such Independent Director is not, and has never been, and will not while serving as Independent Director be, any of the following: (i) a member, partner, equity holder, manager, officer or employee of Borrower, Guarantor or any Affiliates thereof; (ii) a creditor or supplier to Borrower, Guarantor or any Affiliates thereof; (iii) a family member of any such member, partner, equity holder, manager, director, officer, employee, creditor, supplier or service provider; (iv) or Person that Controls (whether directly, indirectly or otherwise) any of (i), (ii) or (iii) above.
“Interest Period” means, as to any Advance, (i) initially the period commencing on a Funding Date and ending on (and including) the nineteenth (19th) day of the next calendar month (or the nineteenth (19th) day of the month in which the Funding Date occurs if the Funding Date occurred prior to the nineteenth (19th) day of such month) and (ii) thereafter, each period commencing on the twentieth (20th) day of a calendar month and continuing to, and including the nineteenth (19th) day of the next calendar month; provided, however, that no Interest Period shall extend beyond any applicable Maturity Date.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“Joinder Agreement” means any Joinder Agreement by and between Bank, Parent Borrower and the REO Entity subject to the applicable Advance, and each other existing REO Entity, dated as of the applicable Funding Date, in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto.
“Knowledge” means, with respect to any Person, the actual knowledge of such Person; provided, that the “Knowledge” of Borrower or Guarantor shall only include the actual knowledge of (i) each of the respective officers and directors of such Person, (ii) individuals of such Person or their respective Affiliates who have responsibility for the management, day-to-day decision making, legal, operational or financial affairs of such Person or with respect to the Loan and (iii) individuals of such Person or their respective Affiliates who have responsibility in connection with the origination, administration, enforcement, acquisition, servicing, development, day-to-day decision making, legal, operational or financial affairs of the Collateral Assets and/or REO Properties.
“Lease(s)” means any and all leases and subleases now or hereafter entered into at the REO Property or any portion thereof.
“Licenses and Permits” means all licenses, permits, authorizations and agreements issued by or agreed to by any governmental authority, or by a private party, including, but not limited to, building permits, occupancy permits and such special permits, variances and other relief as may be required pursuant to legal requirements which may be applicable to the REO Property.
“Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01.
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Exhibits hereto, the Notes, the Security Documents, the Pledge Agreement, all financing statements and writings required under Section 3.01(a), any Advance Documents, the Guarantor Documents, any Future Loan Documents, and all other writings, documents, instruments, certificates and statements related hereto or contemplated hereunder to be executed or supplied by any of the Borrower or Guarantor.
“Manager” shall mean Lument Investment Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or any replacement manager as permitted under this Agreement; provided, however, if such replacement Manager is an Affiliate of Lument Investment Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability, such Affiliate shall be deemed to be a satisfactory replacement manager subject to satisfactory completion of Bank’s applicable “Know Your Customer” and OFAC diligence related to such replacement manager.
“Maturity Date” means with respect to any Advance, the date set forth in the related Advance Approval Schedule, unless sooner accelerated in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Maximum Advance Amount” means the lesser of (i) Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000) less the aggregate amount of loans outstanding or advances made by Bank to Borrower or (ii) the maximum amount the Bank is permitted to lend to Borrower under laws or regulations applicable to the Bank.
“Maximum Legal Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 2.08.
“Minimum Return” shall mean, unless otherwise specified in an Advance Approval Schedule, in addition to such principal, interest and other charges accrued but unpaid at the time of any such prepayment of any Advance, an amount equal to the positive difference, if any, of non-default interest that would have accrued on the Advance through the Maturity Date of such Advance (inclusive of any exercised extension terms) (the “Minimum Return Period”) less the sum of the aggregate payments of non-default interest made during the term of the applicable Advance (including any interest paid at the time of such prepayment); provided, however, that the Minimum Return shall not be due and payable with respect to any Advance until the date of any mandatory or voluntary early repayment in full of the related Collateral Asset or REO Property, as applicable, pursuant to Section 2.05 or the applicable Maturity Date thereof. The applicable Effective Interest Rate for each month during such Minimum Return period shall be calculated as follows: (i) with respect to monthly interest payments already paid at the time of such prepayment, the applicable Effective Interest Rate shall be actual Effective Interest Rate in effect utilized for such monthly interest payment and (ii) with respect to monthly interest payments being made at the time of such prepayment or to the extent such monthly interest payment has not yet occurred, the Effective Interest Rate shall be the Effective Interest Rate in effect at the time of such prepayment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise specified in and Advance Approval Schedule, if the Collateral for an Advance is a Collateral Asset, with respect to any prepayment of any applicable Advance in full related to the underlying payoff of such Collateral Asset by Account Debtor and/or Collateral Asset Guarantor or by a third-party bidder pursuant to a Foreclosure Action, in determining the Minimum Return applicable, the Minimum Return Period shall equal six (6) months, unless otherwise specified in an Advance Approval Schedule. In the event that a Conversion occurs with respect to any Collateral Asset, there shall be an additional three (3) month Minimum Return Period following the Conversion. Further notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise specified in and Advance Approval Schedule, if the Collateral for an Advance is an REO Property at the time of the Advance, with respect to any prepayment of any applicable Advance in full related to the sale of the REO Property to a bona-fide third party purchaser, in determining the Minimum Return applicable, the Minimum Return Period on the portion so prepaid shall equal six (6) months, unless otherwise specified in an Advance Approval Schedule. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the Minimum Return is calculated on the original principal amount of each Advance and not on the outstanding principal balance of such Advance on the date of such prepayment. The Borrower additionally acknowledges that the Minimum Return is bargained for consideration and not a penalty.
“Minimum Return Period” has the meaning specified in the definition of Minimum Return.
“Monthly Reporting Certificate” means the Portfolio Loan Monitoring Report and Portfolio Loan Monitoring Report: Foreclosure Addendum attached hereto as Exhibit H, which shall be certified by Borrower.
“Mortgaged Property” shall mean any certain real and personal property which serves as security for any Collateral Asset, as more particularly described in the Collateral Asset Documents.
“Mortgages” means the mortgages, deeds to secure debt and/or deeds of trust from an REO Entity to Bank now or hereafter delivered to secure the Obligations in form and substance satisfactory to Bank and substantially in the form of the mortgage / deed of trust entered into as of the date hereof, including, without limitation, any state specific updates.
“Net Cash Flow” means all funds of every type and nature received by Borrower, the Servicer, any REO Entity or any of their agents with respect to the Collateral Assets and REO Properties, including: (a) all rental or lease payments, interest, principal, late fees, any make whole fee and other payments and collections received on or with respect to the Collateral Assets, (b) all Net Sales Proceeds from the sales of any Collateral, (c) all related net insurance and condemnation proceeds, (d) all payments or proceeds received by the Borrower with respect to such Collateral including all proceeds of all “put backs”, (e) all Net Collection Proceeds, (f) all interest, dividends and other earnings directly or indirectly paid to the Borrower on related funds, accounts and investments of the Borrower, and (g) all REO Net Cash Flow; provided, that any escrows or reserved funds required to be reserved by Servicer pursuant to the express terms on the related Collateral Asset Documents shall not be included in Net Cash Flow, unless and until such funds are, pursuant to the terms of the related Collateral Asset Documents, released or otherwise available to the applicable Borrower; provided, further, unless an Event of Default has occurred, the fees and expenses of Servicer shall be deducted from Net Cash Flow before payment is required hereunder.
“Net Collection Proceeds” means (i) the payment in full of any Collateral Asset, (ii) the settlement or compromise of any Collateral Asset, or (iii) any other collection on a Collateral Asset (including pursuant to a foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure or other legal proceedings against the Account Debtor in question or any Collateral Asset Guarantor), and all proceeds received in connection with such payment or collection (whether from the Account Debtor, a Collateral Asset Guarantor, pursuant to a foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure, liquidation or otherwise) less any reasonable and customary costs of collection actually paid by the Borrower to unrelated third parties, including reasonable attorney’s fees.
“Net Sales Proceeds” means with respect to the sale, release or conveyance of any Collateral Asset, REO Property or other Collateral, the gross proceeds of such sale minus reasonable and customary broker’s commissions and other closing costs of the sale actually paid by the Borrower to unrelated third parties, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.
“Non-Performing Loan” means the occurrence of a monetary default under the applicable Collateral Asset Documents of a Collateral Asset for a consecutive period of more than ninety (90) days, which, for the avoidance of doubt, may include a Collateral Asset that is subject to a forbearance agreement notwithstanding the terms of such agreement.
“Note” or “Notes” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02.
“Note Endorsement” means an endorsement to the applicable promissory note with respect to the subject Collateral Asset, in blank, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit I attached hereto. The Bank agrees to hold the Note Endorsement and not present or complete the Note Endorsement unless and until an Event of Default has occurred.
“Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, Borrower arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to the Loan or any Advance, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any insolvency, bankruptcy, or similar law naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding. Without limiting the foregoing, the Obligations include (a) the obligation to pay principal, interest, charges, expenses, fees, indemnities and other amounts payable by Borrower under any Loan Document, and (b) the obligation of Borrower to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing that Bank, in each case in its sole discretion, may elect to pay or advance on behalf of Borrower.
“OFAC” means the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
“Omnibus Assignment” means, an omnibus assignment of all Collateral Asset Documents, in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank. The Bank agrees to hold the omnibus assignment and not present or complete omnibus assignment unless and until an Event of Default has occurred.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to a Bank, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Bank and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Bank having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment.
“Parent Borrower” has the meaning specified in the Recitals of this Agreement.
“PATRIOT Act” means the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).
“Payment Reserve Account” has the meaning specified in Section 2.07(a).
“Performing Loan” means a Collateral Asset that is not a Non-Performing Loan.
“Permitted Liens” means (a) liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or levies not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established, (b) mechanics’, workmen’s, repairmen’s, warehousemen’s, carriers’ or other like liens arising in the ordinary course of business for amounts not yet due and payable or which are being contested (i) with respect to any Collateral Asset, in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established or (ii) otherwise pursuant to a Good Faith Contest, (c) the grant (or modifications of grants) of easements, restrictions, covenants, reservations and rights-of-way, which are necessary and customary for the operation of the Property and entered into in the ordinary course of business on an arms’ length basis for traffic circulation, ingress, egress, access, utilities or for other similar purposes, which are not monetary encumbrances against the Property, do not create material affirmative obligations on behalf of the Property and which do not, affect the value, use or operation of the Property, (d) liens arising by operation of law in favor of banks and other financial institutions on deposits held by such institutions, (e) any liens in favor of Bank in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and (f) such other liens as may be approved by Bank in writing.
“Permitted Participation” has the meaning specified in Section 5.27.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, joint venture, partnership, trust, association, governmental authority or unit, or any other entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary, or other capacity.
“Pledge Agreement” means a pledge agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank (“Pledge Agreement”), duly executed by Parent Borrower, securing the Obligations, by a first priority security interest in all of the equity interests of an REO Entity.
“Power of Attorney” means, a power of attorney in favor of the Bank in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank executed by the applicable party, subject to the condition that such Power of Attorney may be used by the Bank or the Bank’s agent in accordance with terms thereof.
“Prime Rate” means, for any day of determination, the “prime rate” published in The Wall Street Journal (U.S. edition) (or a successor source reasonably selected by Bank if The Wall Street Journal ceases to publish a “prime rate”) as of such day.
“Prime Rate Loan” means an Advance that bears interest at a rate based on the Prime Rate.
“Prime Rate Margin” means the SOFR Margin plus the difference (which difference may be negative or positive and shall be expressed as the number of basis points) between (1) Term SOFR as was most recently in effect for the Advance (the “Determination Date”) and (2) the Prime Rate as of such Determination Date.
“Prohibited Transaction” has the meaning assigned to that term in ERISA.
“Property” means collectively, the REO Property and Mortgaged Property.
“Proposed Terms Letter” has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(b).
“Protective Advances” means any property advances made by Bank on behalf of the Borrower, when the Bank determines in its reasonable discretion that such an advance is necessary to preserve or protect the Collateral, or any portion thereof.
“Rating Agencies” means Fitch, Inc., Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or S&P or any successor thereto, and any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization to the extent that any of the foregoing have been or will be engaged by Bank or its designees in connection with or in anticipation of any transaction described in Section 7.07.
“Recordable Documents” means collectively, the Mortgages, the Assignments of Leases and Rents, the UCC-1 financing statements and any further collateral assignments to Bank.
“Recording Reserve” has the meaning set forth in “Conversion Conditions”.
“Release Amount” means, (i) with respect to a Collateral Asset, the outstanding principal balance of the Advance, plus any and all other amounts due and all obligations owed under the Advance, as determined by Bank in its sole and absolute discretion, including without limitation, accrued and unpaid interest, default interest, late charges, Minimum Return and Protective Advances and (ii) with respect to an REO Property, the Asset Value established for the property, but for the avoidance of doubt, not less than the outstanding principal balance of the Advance, plus any and all other amounts due and all obligations owed under the Advance, as determined by Bank in its sole and absolute discretion, including without limitation, accrued and unpaid interest, default interest, late charges, Minimum Return and Protective Advances.
“Remittance Date” shall mean the twentieth (20th) calendar day of each month, or the immediately succeeding Business Day, if such calendar day shall not be a Business Day, or such other day as is mutually agreed to by Borrower and Bank in writing.
“REO Entity” means a Special Purpose Entity, one hundred percent (100%) directly owned or otherwise transferred to, and Controlled by, Parent Borrower, in each case formed to hold REO Property, the organizational documents of which are acceptable to Bank, in its discretion and the Bank; provided, however, in the event a Foreclosure Action has occurred with respect to any Equity Interest in accordance with this Agreement, REO Entity shall mean the applicable Account Debtor.
“REO Net Cash Flow” means all funds of every type and nature received by the Borrower, the Servicer, or an REO Entity with respect to REO Property (after payments of amounts due for the necessary operation of such REO Property (i.e. taxes, insurance, and other similar monthly operating expenses set forth in an operating budget approved by Bank in writing)) to the extent incurred. For the avoidance of doubt, Borrower shall not pay or distribute any money or distribute any property (in any form) to its direct or indirect members, or to any Guarantor, or to any Affiliate from REO Net Cash Flow other than, unless upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, pursuant to an arms-length transaction approved by Bank in writing.
“REO Property” means any real property, or any interest therein, now or hereafter legally or beneficially owned by an REO Entity that (a)(i) has been or is foreclosed upon by an REO Entity (or taken control of via a foreclosure of the Equity Interests) or that was or is conveyed to an REO Entity by a deed in lieu of foreclosure, each in connection with the exercise by the REO Entity of its rights and remedies following an event of default under the related Collateral Asset or (ii) is owned by REO Entity at the time of the Advance, and (b) satisfies and is in compliance with all representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement with respect to REO Properties.
“REO Property Qualification Documents” shall mean the delivery and/or satisfaction of those certain conditions set forth on Exhibit K attached hereto.
“Repair Work” has the meaning specified in Section 3.32.
“Reportable Event” has the meaning assigned to that term in ERISA.
“Required Minimum Balance” means, on each Distribution Date, with respect to each outstanding Advance, a required minimum balance related to the applicable Payment Reserve Account as determined by the Bank, as further set forth in the Advance Approval Schedule.
“Sanctions” has the meaning specified in Section 4.15(a).
“Security Agreement” means, a security agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank duly executed by the applicable party securing the payment and performance of all of the Obligations by a first priority security interest in all assets of the applicable party.
“Security Agreement Amendment” means, an amendment to the existing Security Agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank duly executed by Parent Borrower, confirming that (i) the lien of the existing Security Agreement includes the subject Collateral Asset, as further described on an exhibit attached to such amendment and (ii) such Security Agreement secures the payment and performance of all of the Obligations by a first priority security interest in all assets of the Parent Borrower.
“Security Document” means collectively, the Security Agreement, Collateral Assignment, any Future Loan Documents, Advance Documents, and all other writings, documents, instruments, certificates and statements contemplated hereunder to be executed or supplied by the Borrower with respect to the Collateral.
“Servicer” mean Lument Real Estate Capital, LLC or any servicer of the Collateral Assets as the Bank may approve in writing.
“Servicing Account” shall mean a deposit account established with the Servicer or with a bank acceptable to Bank in its sole discretion, established solely in connection with the Collateral Assets subject to transactions under this Agreement and which deposit account is in the name of the Servicer, for the benefit of Borrower and Bank, and which shall, in any case, indicate in the name of such deposit account the security interest of Bank therein. Bank acknowledges and agrees that Bank of America, N.A. is a bank acceptable to Bank for purposes of this definition.
“Servicing Agreement” means any servicing or other similar agreement, approved by Bank, between Borrower and Servicer, as from time to time may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, together with any replacements or substitutions therefor, as approved by Bank.
“Servicing Records” has the meaning specified in Section 5.28.
“Significant Collateral Asset Modification” means, with respect to any Collateral Asset, any consent, waiver, modification, amendment or amendment and restatement of such Collateral Asset after the date of the initial Advance with respect to the applicable Collateral Asset:
(i) (A) reduces the principal amount of the Collateral Asset, other than with respect to a dollar-for-dollar principal payment permitted by the terms of the Collateral Asset Documents, and/or (B) reduces the interest rate payable by the Account Debtor or otherwise reduces or delays the debt service or principal amortization payable by the Account Debtor beyond any cure or grace periods expressly provided in the Collateral Asset Documents for such actions;
(ii) increases the principal amount of the Collateral Asset other than increases which are derived from (A) future disbursements of the Collateral Asset as contemplated in the original Collateral Asset Documents or (B) protective advances;
(iii) except as expressly permitted by the terms of the Collateral Asset Documents, extends or modifies the maturity date specified in the Collateral Asset Documents; (iv) converts or exchanges the Collateral Asset into or for any other indebtedness;
(v) cross defaults or cross collateralizes the Collateral Asset with any other indebtedness;
(vi) obtains any direct or indirect equity interest, contingent interest, additional interest or so-called “kicker” measured on the basis of the cash flow or appreciation of the Mortgaged Property (or other similar equity participation);
(vii) extends the period during which voluntary prepayments are prohibited or during which prepayments require the payment of a prepayment fee or premium or yield maintenance charge or increases the amount of any such prepayment fee, premium or yield maintenance charge;
(viii) modifies, amends or adds any default provision, including the definitions of “Default” and “Event of Default”, or delete or shorten any notice, cure or grace periods available to the Account Debtor;
(ix) waives or materially modifies or amends any material insurance requirements (including any deductibles, limits, qualifications of insurers or terrorism insurance requirements), or any material casualty or condemnation provisions;
(x) spreads the lien of the Collateral Asset Documents to encumber additional real property, or otherwise accept a grant of lien on or a security interest in any collateral or any property of the Account Debtor or any other Person not originally granted or contemplated to be granted under the Collateral Asset Documents;
(xi) imposes any new or additional fees on the Account Debtor that would be required to be paid on a periodic or regular basis that are not provided for in the Collateral Asset Documents in effect on the date of the related initial Advance;
(xii) voluntarily subordinates the lien priority of the Collateral Asset or the payment priority of the Collateral Asset;
(xiii) releases (A) any collateral for the Collateral Asset and/or (B) any Collateral Asset Guarantor from its obligations with respect to any guaranty or other obligation under the Collateral Asset;
(xiv) forgives any principal or interest amounts due and payable under the Collateral Asset by the Account Debtor;
(xv) waives any due-on-sale or due-on-encumbrance provisions of the Collateral Asset;
(xvi) forgives any late penalties or default interest under the Collateral Asset provided, however, Borrower, without the prior written approval of the Bank; provided no Event of Default has occurred, shall be permitted to (A) forgive such late penalties up to three (3) times and (B) forgive less than ninety (90) days’ of default interest with respect to each Collateral Asset;
(xvii) modifies or waives any provisions in the Collateral Asset Documents relating to the collection and disbursement of reserves required by the Collateral Asset Documents; (xviii) consents to the Account Debtor becoming a party to any merger or consolidation or effecting an asset acquisition or stock acquisition;
(xix) causes any Collateral Asset Document to merge into any deed or similar vesting instrument;
(xx) consents to any ownership or control transfer for which Borrower’s consent is required under the Collateral Asset Documents;
(xxi) consents to any new lease of the Mortgaged Property for which Borrower’s consent is required under the Collateral Asset Documents;
(xxii) accepts, or permits any REO Entity to accept, a deed-in-lieu (whether through foreclosure or otherwise) or similar workout with respect to a Collateral Asset;
(xxiii) takes physical control or actual possession of the Mortgaged Property;
(xxiv) except as set forth in any Advance Approval Schedule, releases all or any portion of any collateral securing the Collateral Asset or the Account Debtor or Collateral Asset Guarantor from liability under the Collateral Asset without payment to Bank of the applicable Release Amount;
(xxv) executes any instrument of release, cancellation, satisfaction or subordination with respect to the Collateral Asset;
(xxvi) permits subordinate financing that encumbers all or any portion of the Collateral;
(xxvii) constitutes the agreement by Borrower to do any of the foregoing; or
(xxviii) materially modifies or waives any other material provision of any Collateral Asset Documents.
provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following shall constitute a “Significant Collateral Asset Modification”: (a) an action taken by Borrower that was required pursuant to the express terms of the Collateral Asset Documents with no lender discretion or consent right (for example, in determining whether conditions precedent are satisfied, other than a condition that, by itself, requires lender’s consent and excluding the granting of any waivers or agreeing to any modifications of any such conditions precedent); (b) the making of future advances of undisbursed loan proceeds by a party under a Permitted Participation (other than Borrower), provided such participant under such participation has the right to make such determination and future advances; (c) the making of protective advances to pay taxes, insurance premiums or remove liens; (d) the correction of scriveners errors, incorrect section references or other manifest errors; (e) giving notices of default to an underlying obligor; (f) executing customary subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements with respect to commercial leases; or (g) approving de minimis takings for road expansions, curb cuts or water drainage.
“SOFR” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website.
“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.
“SOFR Margin” means three and 50/100 percent (3.50%) per annum; unless otherwise set forth in any Advance Approval Schedule issued in connection with an Advance.
“Special Purpose Entity” means:
(i) with respect to the Parent Borrower, a single-purpose, single-asset “bankruptcy remote” Delaware limited liability company which, at all times since its formation and thereafter, (a) was organized solely for the purpose of owning REO Entities and Collateral Assets, (b) has not and will not engage in any business unrelated to such purpose, (c) has not and will not have any assets other than those related to such purpose, (d) except as otherwise expressly permitted by the Loan Documents has not and will not engage in, seek or consent to any dissolution, winding up, liquidation, consolidation, merger, asset sale, transfer of membership interests, or amendment of its operating agreement or limited liability company certificate, (e) has not and will not fail to correct any known misunderstanding regarding the separate identity of such entity, (f) has not done and will not do any of the following without the prior written consent of its Independent Director: (I) file a bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization petition or otherwise seek any relief under any laws relating to the relief from debts or the protection of debtors generally; (II) seek or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian or any similar official for such entity or all or any portion of such entity’s properties; or (III) make any assignment for the benefit of such entity’s creditors’, (g) has maintained and will maintain its accounts, books and records separate from any other person or entity, (h) has not and will not commingle its funds or assets with those of any other entity, (i) has held and will hold its assets in its own name, (j) has conducted and will conduct its business in its name, (k) has paid and will pay its liabilities, including salaries of any employees, out of its own funds and assets, (l) has observed and will observe all limited liability company and limited partnership formalities, (m) has maintained and will maintain an arms-length relationship with its Affiliates, (n) has no indebtedness other than as expressly permitted under the Loan Documents or trade payables incurred in normal course of Parent Borrower’s business, (o) except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, has not and will not assume or guarantee or become obligated for the debts of any other entity or person, or hold out its credit as being available to satisfy the obligations of any other entity or person, (p) will not acquire obligations or securities of its members, (q) has allocated and will allocate fairly and reasonably shared expenses and uses separate stationary, invoices and checks, (r) except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, has not and will not pledge its assets for the benefit of any other person or entity, (s) has held and identified itself and will hold itself out and identify itself as a separate and distinct entity under its own name and not as a division or part of any other person or entity, (t) except for Collateral Assets, has not made and will not make loans to any person or entity, (u) has not and will not identify its members or any Affiliates of any of them as a division or part of it, (v) has not entered and will not enter into or be a party to, any transaction with its members or its Affiliates (including the managing member) except in the ordinary course of its business and on terms which are intrinsically fair and are not less favorable to it than would be obtained in a comparable arms-length transaction with an unrelated third party, (w) has paid and will pay the salaries of its own employees from its own funds, and (x) has maintained and will maintain adequate capital in light of its contemplated business operation. Any Special Purpose Entity must (i) at all times have at least one (1) Independent Director and (ii) shall not, without the prior unanimous written consent of all Independent Director(s), take any Material Action. The term “Material Action” means to file any insolvency, or reorganization case or proceeding, to institute proceedings to have Borrower or such other Special Purpose Entity be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, to institute proceedings under any applicable insolvency law, to seek any relief under any law relating to relief from debts or the protection of debtors, to consent to the filing or institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against Borrower or such other Special Purpose Entity, to file a petition seeking, or consent to, reorganization or relief with respect to Borrower or such other Special Purpose Entity under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, to seek or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator, custodian, or any similar official of or for Borrower or such other Special Purpose Entity or a substantial part of its property, to make any assignment for the benefit of creditors of Borrower or such other Special Purpose Entity, to admit in writing Borrower’s or such other Special Purpose Entity’s inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or to take action in furtherance of any of the foregoing.
(ii) with respect to any REO Entity, the REO Entity’s sole business purpose must be to own and operate the REO Property. REO Entity (a) must conduct business only in its own name, (b) must not engage in any business or own any assets unrelated the REO Property, (c) must not have any indebtedness other than as permitted by this Agreement, (d) must have its own separate books, records, and accounts (with no commingling of assets), (e) must hold itself out as being an entity separate and apart from any other Person, (f) must observe organizational formalities independent of any other entity, and (g) must not change its name, identity, or organizational structure, unless Borrower has obtained the prior written consent of Bank to such change, and has taken all actions necessary or requested by Bank to file or amend any financing statement or continuation statement to assure perfection and continuation of perfection of security interests under the Loan Documents.
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term SOFR” means, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable one-month Interest Period on the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the first day of any Interest Period the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Transition Event with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period.
“Term SOFR Administrator” means the CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Bank in its reasonable discretion).
“Term SOFR Loan” means an Advance that bears interest at a rate based on Term SOFR.
“Term SOFR Reference Rate” means rate per annum determined by Bank as the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.
“Transfer” means a voluntary or involuntary sale (including an installment sale), conveyance, lease, mortgage, grant, bargain, encumbrance, pledge, assignment, grant or incurrence of any lien, grant of any options with respect to, or any other transfer, termination or disposition of (directly or indirectly, voluntarily or involuntarily, by division, operation of law or otherwise, and whether or not for consideration or of record) a legal or beneficial interest in (a) the Collateral Asset or REO Property or (b) Borrower or REO Entity (including (x) the creation of new or additional ownership interests in Borrower, (y) the consolidation, merger or acquisition of Borrower or REO Entity with or into another Person or the dissolution or division of a Borrower or REO Entity and (z) any change in the members or managers of, or Change of Control of, Borrower or REO Entity from that existing on date hereof).
“Underlying Real Estate Value” means, the value of the underlying real estate securing each Collateral Asset (or in the case of an REO Property, the Asset Value), as determined by the Bank, in its sole discretion, on an asset-by-asset basis, at the time of each Advance. The Bank shall have the right to re-set the Underlying Real Estate Value for any Collateral Asset or REO Property on an annual basis or in the event the Bank obtains knowledge of a material adverse change in the status of such Collateral Asset and/or underlying real estate / REO Property.
“Underwriting and Approval Process” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(b).
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.
“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
ARTICLE II.
Amount and Terms of Advances
Section 2.01. Advances. The Bank, shall, on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, collectively lend the Borrower from time to time during the Draw Period, an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time the Maximum Advance Amount (the “Loan”). Within the limits of the Maximum Advance Amount, the Borrower may request one or more Advances and borrow, repay, and reborrow under this Section 2.01. Each such loan is herein referred to as an “Advance” and collectively as the “Advances”. The Borrower shall make such payments with respect to any Advance as set forth in this Agreement or further described in the Advance Approval Schedule. No Advances shall be made after the Advance Termination Date.
Section 2.02. Notes.
(a) The obligation to repay each Advance together with interest and other charges, fees and expenses thereon pursuant to this Agreement is evidenced by one or more promissory notes given by Parent Borrower or REO Entity dated as of the applicable Funding Date, payable to the order of the Bank in the form of Exhibit F attached hereto (each, as from time to time may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Note” and collectively, the “Notes”).
(b) Subject to the other terms and provisions of this Agreement, the outstanding principal amount of each Note from day to day outstanding which is not past due shall bear interest at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the Effective Interest Rate. All computations of interest shall be made on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a three hundred sixty (360) day year.
(c) In addition to monthly payments of interest due at the Effective Interest Rate with respect to each Note, if the Borrower receives a non-scheduled principal payment or other payment that reduces the Borrower’s Basis (but not complete payoff) on any Collateral Asset (whether voluntary, involuntary or otherwise), Borrower shall make an additional payment of principal to Bank equal to the applicable Borrowing Base Percentage multiplied by the amount of such partial payment (but not less than the amount required to maintain the Borrowing Base); provided, however, that during the existence of an Event of Default, one hundred percent (100%) of all Net Cash Flow on the Collateral Asset (whether voluntary, involuntary or otherwise) shall be paid to Bank in accordance with the terms and provisions on this Agreement.
(d) Accrued and unpaid interest at the Effective Interest Rate applicable to each Note and any other amounts outstanding under each Note, including, without limitation, the payments of principal described in Section 2.02(c) above, shall be payable by Parent Borrower or the applicable REO Entity, as applicable, on each Distribution Date, commencing for each applicable Note on the Distribution Date following the issuance of such Note (or the next Distribution Date thereafter if stub interest is collected at closing, as determined by Bank) and continuing on each Distribution Date thereafter until the Maturity Date of such Note.
(e) On or prior to the Maturity Date applicable for each Note, one final installment of all unpaid principal and any accrued interest and all other amounts due under the applicable Note shall be due and payable in full.
Section 2.03. Late Fees and Default Rate. In the event that the Borrower fails to pay the Bank any amount due hereunder or under any Note, including the Obligations payable on any Maturity Date, within five (5) Business Days after the due date thereof, the Borrower shall pay the Bank a delinquent payment charge of five percent (5%) of the payment amount then due. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the unpaid principal balance due under each Note shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum rate permitted by applicable law and (ii) twenty percent (20%) (the “Default Rate”). Fees and expenses which are required to be paid by Borrower pursuant to the Loan Documents but are not paid when due shall bear interest at the Default Rate. Payment or acceptance of the increased interest at the Default Rate is not a permitted alternative to timely payment of amounts due hereunder or under each Note and shall not constitute a waiver of any Event of Default or otherwise prejudice or limit any rights or remedies of Bank.
Section 2.04. Collateral; Accuracy of Bank’s Books and Records. The Loan shall be made in the form of Advances to each Borrower. All Advances shall be secured by the Bank’s security interests in and liens upon all of the Collateral, and by all other security interests and liens heretofore, now or at any time or times hereafter granted by the Borrower to the Bank. The Bank shall enter each Advance as a debit to a loan account established on the books of the Bank and shall also record in such loan account all payments made by the Borrower, including all Net Cash Flow which is finally paid to the Bank for application to the Obligations, and may record therein, in accordance with its customary practice, all charges and expenses properly chargeable to the Borrower. Absent manifest error, the Bank’s books and records with respect to the loan account shall be conclusive and binding evidence of the outstanding amount of the Obligations of the Borrower to the Bank and such books and records may be admitted in evidence in any proceeding to enforce the Bank’s rights with respect to such Obligations.
Section 2.05. Optional and Mandatory Prepayments.
(a) Mandatory Prepayments. If the Borrower receives a principal paydown on any Collateral Asset (whether voluntary, involuntary or otherwise) in part, the Borrower shall direct a certain amount of such principal paydown to make a corresponding principal payment to applicable Advance consistent with Section 2.02(c) hereof. In addition, in the event Borrower receives a principal paydown on the Collateral Asset (whether voluntary, involuntary or otherwise) in full, the Loan shall be repaid in full, together with the Minimum Return (if any).
(b) Optional Prepayments. Each Advance may be prepaid at any time in full or in part without premium or penalty, provided, however, that such prepayment (whether voluntary or involuntarily or following an Event of Default and acceleration or otherwise) shall be accompanied by an additional payment equal to the Minimum Return (if any).
(c) Prepayment Application. Any prepayment of principal paid with respect to any Advance shall be applied with respect to such Advance until reduced to zero before further application to any other Advance or other Obligations outstanding hereunder, and any such excess amounts shall be applied on a pro rata basis among all such Advances or outstanding Obligations unless otherwise agreed to in writing among Bank and Borrower; provided, however, upon an Event of Default, any such excess amounts may be applied by Bank in such order and priority as Bank determines in its sole discretion.
Bank’s security interest in a Collateral Asset, REO Property or the Collateral as a whole, shall terminate only upon (i) in the case of an individual Collateral Asset or REO Property, as applicable, the repayment in full of the Release Amount with respect thereto in accordance with this Agreement, and (ii) in the case of the Collateral as a whole, the payment in full of all Obligations and the Bank’s commitment to Borrower under this Agreement has been terminated. Upon any such termination, Bank shall deliver to Borrower such UCC termination statements and other release documents as may be commercially reasonable to evidence the release of Bank’s lien on and security interest in the applicable Collateral Asset, REO Property or the Collateral, as applicable and to return the Collateral Asset Documents for the related Collateral Asset or REO Property, as applicable, to Borrower, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense.
Section 2.06. Distribution of Net Cash Flow; Payments and Prepayments.
(a) Borrower shall and shall cause Servicer to (A) collect and deposit all funds (including, without limitation, Net Cash Flow) with respect to each Collateral Asset or REO Property, as applicable into the Clearing Account, (B) remit to the Servicing Account within two (2) Business Days after receipt of properly identified funds thereof, any Net Cash Flow collected in the Clearing Account, (C) with respect to Net Cash Flow consisting of principal proceeds, Net Sales Proceeds and/or Net Collection Proceeds, deposit such amounts from the Servicing Account within two (2) Business Days after the same is deposited in the Servicing Account into the Collection Account and (D) with respect to any Net Cash Flow consisting of amounts other than principal proceeds, Net Sales Proceeds and/or Net Collection Proceeds on the Business Day prior to the Remittance Date, deposit the same in the Collection Account.
(b) On each Distribution Date, all Net Cash Flow in the Collection Account from the month preceding the Distribution Date with respect to any Advance will be paid and applied as follows:
(i) First, to transfer to the Person entitled thereto any funds that do not constitute Net Cash Flow (including tax escrow payments and the fees and expenses of Servicer) or which were erroneously deposited in the Collection Account;
(ii) Second, to the payment of fees payable to third parties under the terms of the Custodial Agreement and any lockbox services for the specific Collateral Assets and/or REO Property;
(iii) Third, to the payment to the Bank of any late charges, reimbursements of Protective Advances, Default Rate interest, fees and expenses then due and payable to the Bank under this Agreement or any other Loan Document on the applicable Note;
(iv) Fourth, subject to Section 2.07, if applicable, to the payment to the Bank of any monthly interest payments which are then due and payable on the applicable Note;
(v) Fifth, if at any time the Net Cash Flow of any Collateral is insufficient, as of any Distribution Date, to pay amounts owed pursuant to the preceding Sections 2.06(b)(ii) through (iv) for the related Advance, taking into account Section 2.07, the amount of any such deficiency shall be paid from Net Cash Flow available from other Collateral, as determined by Bank in its sole discretion;
(vi) Sixth, a principal payment to the Bank, if any is due, in accordance with Section 2.02(c) and Section 2.05(a);
(vii) Seventh, to the replenishment of the Payment Reserve Account, as provided in Section 2.07, up to the Required Minimum Balance related to the applicable Advance;
(viii) Eighth, to the payment of the amount of any then unpaid Minimum Return related to the applicable Note to the extent then due and payable; and
(ix) Ninth, any remaining Net Cash Flow to the Borrower free and clear of all liens hereunder.
(c) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, Bank reserves the right to delay the above monthly distribution until Bank is in receipt of the required Monthly Reporting Certificate and Borrowing Base Certificate. Further, notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.06, following an Event of Default, Bank may apply or require Borrower to apply, as applicable, any funds in the Collection Account and all Net Cash Flow to the outstanding obligations under the Loan Documents in such priority as Bank may determine in its sole discretion.
For the avoidance of doubt, (i) Net Cash Flow and the distribution of the same in accordance with Section 2.06(b) will be separated by Bank within the books of the Bank on an Advance by Advance basis and (ii) the lack of sufficient funds in the Collection Account or available Net Cash Flow, as applicable, on any Distribution Date shall not excuse the Borrower from the failure to make the payment as and when due of any applicable Obligations.
Section 2.07. Payment Reserve Account.
(a) Establishment of Payment Reserve Account. If required pursuant to the applicable Advance Approval Schedule in connection with any Advance, Borrower shall have established, and at all time while the Obligations are outstanding shall maintain, a deposit account with Bank as a cash collateral account (such account and any and all sub-accounts established under the foregoing, individually and collectively, the “Payment Reserve Account”). Borrower hereby grants to Bank a first priority security interest in the Payment Reserve Account and all funds from time to time on deposit therein, to secure the timely payment and performance of the Obligations. No interest shall be required to accrue or be payable by Bank to Borrower on the Payment Reserve Account.
(b) Funding Date. If required pursuant to the Advance Approval Schedule, on each Funding Date, Borrower shall deposit in the Payment Reserve Account an amount determined by Bank, and as further set forth in the Advance Approval Schedule. Such amount deposited by Borrower shall be allocated by Bank to a Payment Reserve Account for the applicable Advance made on such Funding Date.
(c) Distribution Date. To the extent required pursuant to the applicable Advance Approval Schedule, on each Distribution Date, to the extent there are funds in a Payment Reserve Account in excess of the applicable Required Minimum Balance for a certain Collateral Asset (inclusive of any funding requiring pursuant to Section 5.33), the Bank shall draw funds from the applicable Payment Reserve Account allocated to such Note to make such payment in accordance with Section 2.06(b)(iv). To the extent after any application, the applicable Payment Reserve Account is insufficient to make any required payments pursuant to Section 2.06(b)(iv), such insufficiency shall not relieve Borrower from its obligation to make such payments.
(d) Balancing. To the extent required pursuant to the applicable Advance Approval Schedule, Borrower shall maintain a minimum balance for each applicable Payment Reserve Account in an amount equal to the Required Minimum Balance. To the extent the Required Minimum Balance is not satisfied after the application of Net Cash Flow in accordance with Section 2.06(b), Borrower shall, within five (5) Business Days after written notice from Bank of such shortfall, pay the amount of such shortfall to Bank for deposit into the applicable Payment Reserve Account and failure to comply with the same shall be an immediate Event of Default.
(e) Event of Default. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Bank may apply any funds in the Payment Reserve Account to the outstanding obligations under any Advance in such priority as Bank may determine in its sole discretion.
Section 2.08. Maximum Interest Rate. Regardless of any provision contained in any of the Loan Documents, the Bank shall never be entitled to contract for, charge, take, reserve, receive, or apply, as interest on the amounts due hereunder, or any part thereof, any amount in excess of on any day, the highest non-usurious rate of interest permitted by applicable law on such day, computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a year of 360 days (the “Maximum Legal Rate”), and, in the event the Bank ever contracts for, charges, takes, reserves, receives, or applies as interest any such excess, it shall be deemed a partial prepayment of principal and treated hereunder as such and any remaining excess shall be refunded to the Borrower. In determining whether or not the interest paid or payable, under any specific contingency, exceeds the Maximum Legal Rate, the Borrower and the Bank shall, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, (a) treat each Loan as a single extension of credit (and the Bank and the Borrower agree that such is the case), (b) characterize any non-principal payment as an expense, fee, or premium rather than as interest, (c) exclude voluntary prepayments and prepayments resulting from the exercise by the Bank of its remedies upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and, in each case, the effects thereof, and (d) “spread” the total amount of interest throughout the entire contemplated term of the Loan; provided that, if the Loan is paid and performed in full prior to the end of the full contemplated term thereof, and if the interest received for the actual period of existence thereof exceeds the Maximum Legal Rate, the Bank shall refund such excess, and, in such event, the Bank shall not be subject to any penalties provided by any laws for contracting for, charging, taking, reserving, or receiving interest in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate. The provisions of this Section 2.08 shall be deemed to be incorporated into every document or communication relating to the Loan which sets forth or prescribes any account, right or claim or alleged account, right or claim of the Bank with respect to the Borrower (or any other obligor in respect of Loan), whether or not any provision of this Section 2.08 is referred to therein. All such documents and communications and all figures set forth therein shall, for the sole purpose of computing the extent of the obligations of the Borrower (or other obligor) asserted by the Bank thereunder, be automatically recomputed by any Borrower or any obligor, and by any court considering the same, to give effect to the adjustments or credits required by this Section 2.08.
Section 2.09. Payment, Balance and Setoff. All payments of principal, interest and other charges, fees and expenses under the Notes and this Agreement shall be made to the Bank in immediately available funds and shall be applied as set forth in the Notes. If any payment of principal due under the Notes or any other amount payable hereunder falls due on a day which is not a Business Day, then such due date shall be extended to the next following Business Day and (in the case of principal) additional interest shall accrue and be payable for the period of such extension. The Borrower agrees that the amount shown on the books and records of the Bank as being the unpaid balance of principal, accrued interest and other charges, fees and expenses under the Notes and this Agreement, unless demonstrated to be incorrect, shall be prima facie evidence thereof. The Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes the Bank, if and to the extent payment is not promptly made pursuant hereto, to set off and charge against any amount owing by the Bank to the Borrower with respect to the Collateral an amount equal to the principal, accrued interest and other charges, fees and expenses then due.
Section 2.10. Collateral and Reserve Accounts. During the term of all Advances and so long as any part of the Obligations is outstanding, Parent Borrower shall maintain and establish the Collection Account and Payment Reserve Account with Bank in accordance with the Loan Documents. Borrower hereby grants to Bank a security interest in the Borrower’s interest in such accounts and any other accounts, reserves established by Borrower and any cash, securities, instruments and funds deposited in such accounts, as collateral security for payment of the Loan and Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents. Except for the Clearing Account and the Servicing Account and the operating account of Parent Borrower, Borrower shall not establish any account at or with any bank or financial institution other than the Bank without the prior written consent of Bank.
Section 2.11. Yield Protections; Capital Adequacy.
(a) Increased Costs. If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, Bank (except any reserve requirement reflected in the Effective Interest Rate);
(ii) subject the Bank to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;
(iii) impose on Bank any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or the Loan;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to Bank of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan, or to increase the cost to Bank of participating in, issuing, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of Bank, the Borrower will pay to Bank, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate Bank for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) Capital Requirements. If Bank determines that any Change in Law affecting Bank or any lending office of Bank or Bank’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on Bank’s capital or on the capital of Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Loan to a level below that which Bank or Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration Bank’s policies and the policies of Bank’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to Bank such additional amount or amounts as will compensate Bank or Bank’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c) Certificates for Reimbursement; Delay in Requests. A certificate of Bank setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Bank or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in Section 2.11 and delivered to the Borrower, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay Bank the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof. Failure or delay on the part of Bank to demand compensation pursuant to Section 2.11 shall not constitute a waiver of Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that (i) the Borrower shall not be required to compensate Bank pursuant to Section 2.11 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine (9) months prior to the date that Bank notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions, and of Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof) and (ii) such Bank shall endeavor to notify the Borrower of such increased costs or reductions as promptly as practicable.
(d) Illegality. If Bank determines that any law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for Bank to perform any of its obligations hereunder or to make, maintain, fund, or charge interest with respect to the Loan, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of Bank to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, U.S. dollars, then on notice thereof by Bank to Borrower, Upon receipt of such notice, Borrower shall, upon demand from Bank, immediately prepay the Loan, together with accrued interest on the amount so prepaid.
(a) Inability to Determine Rates. If Bank determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding on Borrower) that “Term SOFR” cannot be determined pursuant to the definition thereof other than as a result of a Benchmark Transition Event or Term SOFR for an applicable Interest Period does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to Bank or making or maintaining the Loan, Bank will promptly so notify Borrower. Upon notice thereof by Bank to Borrower, Borrower shall, upon demand from Bank, immediately prepay the Advance, together with accrued interest on the amount so prepaid.
(b) Compensation for Losses. The Borrower shall pay to the Bank, upon the request of the Bank, such amount or amounts as the Bank shall determine in its sole discretion which shall be sufficient to compensate Bank for any actual loss, cost or expense (if any) attributable to: (a) the payment of any principal of any Term SOFR Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default) or (b) the conversion of any Term SOFR Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto. A certificate of the Bank setting forth any amount or amounts that the Bank is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay the Bank the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.
(c) Rates. Bank does not warrant or accept responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to the administration of, submission of, calculation of or any other matter related to SOFR, any component definition thereof or rates referenced in the definition thereof or any alternative, comparable or successor rate thereto (including any then-current Benchmark), including whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, comparable or successor rate will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, or have the same volume or liquidity as, Term SOFR. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees, that no fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship between the Borrower and any of its affiliates and Bank is intended to be or has been created in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents, irrespective of whether the Bank has advised or is advising the Borrower or any affiliate on other matters, (i) the loans and other services regarding the Notes provided by the Bank are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower and its affiliates, on the one hand, and the Bank, on the other hand, (ii) the Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent that it has deemed appropriate, and (iii) the Borrower is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents.
(d) Benchmark Replacement Setting. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, if the Bank has determined that a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred (which determination shall be made in good faith and shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower absent manifest error), then the Bank shall give written notice to Borrower at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the end of the applicable Interest Period. If such written notice is timely given, each Advance shall cease being a Term SOFR Loan as of the first day of the next succeeding Interest Period and shall convert to a Prime Rate Loan from and after such day.
(e) Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time, (A) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including Term SOFR) and either (I) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by Bank in its reasonable discretion or (II) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative, then Bank may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (B) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (A) above either (I) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark or (II) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or will no longer be representative for a Benchmark, then Bank may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.
(f) Methodology. Bank shall make any determination as to compensation and/or reimbursement pursuant to this Section 2.11 using methodology generally consistent with the market approach that Bank applies in making such determination in similar agreements with similarly situated borrowers; provided however, that Bank may elect to apply or not apply such rights and remedies to Bank’s similarly situated borrowers in Bank’s sole discretion.
Section 2.12. Taxes
(a) Payments Free of Taxes. Each Bank shall deliver to the Borrower, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower as will permit such payments to be made without withholding, other than any Excluded Taxes. In addition, each Bank, if reasonably requested by the Borrower, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower as will enable the Borrower to determine whether or not such Bank is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Each Bank agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(b) Payment of Other Taxes by Borrower. The Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, any Other Taxes.
ARTICLE III.
Conditions Precedent
Section 3.01. Required Documents. The Bank’s approval of the terms of this Agreement and the effectiveness of this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver in the sole discretion of Bank) of the following conditions (and, in the case of each document specified in this Section to be received by the Bank, such document shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank):
(a) The Bank shall have received:
(i) A Security Agreement duly executed by the Parent Borrower.
(ii) All financing statements, certificates of title and other writings, properly executed and endorsed, necessary to permit the Bank to obtain a perfected security interest constituting a first lien on all of the assets of the Parent Borrower, securing the payment and performance of the Obligations.
(iii) A guaranty agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank duly executed by the Guarantor (the “Guaranty”) guaranteeing the performance of certain obligations by the Borrower as set forth therein.
(iv) A certificate of the manager or other officer of the Parent Borrower and the Guarantor (if Guarantor is not a natural person), each in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank, accompanied by a copy of the organizational documents of Parent Borrower and the Guarantor, certified by the manager of the Parent Borrower and the Guarantor as being a true, complete and correct copies thereof as well as copies of all documents evidencing any action or agreements, consents and approvals (if any) necessary in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents. The Bank may conclusively rely on such certificates until it shall receive a further certificate of the manager or other officer of the Parent Borrower or Guarantor as appropriate, in form and substance acceptable to the Bank, canceling or amending the prior certificate.
(v) Certificates of good standing of the Parent Borrower and Guarantor (if Guarantor is not a natural person) issued by the respective Secretaries of State of their jurisdictions of organization.
(vi) The written opinion of outside counsel to Parent Borrower and Guarantor acceptable to Bank, to be in form and content satisfactory to the Bank.
(vii) Current searches of appropriate filing offices showing that no state or federal tax liens, judgments, financing statements or other notifications or filings have been filed and remain in effect against the Parent Borrower and Guarantor other than those approved by the Bank and those for which the Bank has received an appropriate release, termination or satisfaction.
(viii) A Power of Attorney executed by the Parent Borrower.
(ix) (A) the documentation and other information requested by Bank in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act, and (B) if Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a Beneficial Ownership Certification.
(x) Such other documents, instruments and agreements as the Bank shall reasonably request in connection with the transaction contemplated hereby.
(b) Parent Borrower shall have paid all fees, costs and expenses (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by the Bank in connection with this Agreement to the date hereof.
Section 3.02. Advances.
(a) The Parent Borrower may request that Advances be made hereunder, subject to the limitation of the Maximum Advance Amount and the Borrowing Base, to a Parent Borrower or REO Entity. Such Advances shall be available only until the Advance Termination Date and the Bank shall have no obligation to make any such additional Advance thereafter. The Bank may, but shall not be obligated to make any Advance (i) for less than Two Million and 00/100 Dollars ($2,000,00.00) and (ii) more than once in any calendar month. Each such Advance shall be made at the Bank’s sole discretion in accordance with its then current credit approval procedures and policies and on such terms and conditions as the Bank may determine.
(b) From time to time in accordance with Section 3.02(a), the Parent Borrower may deliver to the Bank, a requested Advance and all supporting information regarding the proposed Advance as the Bank may reasonably request, including, but not limited to, (i) with respect to a Collateral Asset: a description of the proposed Collateral Asset, the identity of the Account Debtor with respect to such Collateral Asset, financial information with respect to any such Account Debtor, appraisals and other third party reports, a copy of the purchase, loan or other agreement relating to such Collateral Asset(s), as well as copies of all Collateral Asset Documents related to the acquisition or origination of such Collateral Asset(s), and copies of any title certificates, title searches, title insurance policies or title commitments available with respect the real property securing the Collateral Asset and (ii) with respect to any REO Property: description of the REO Property, appraisals and other third party reports, a copy of the purchase or other agreement relating to such REO Property, as well as copies of tenant leases, licenses, permits, title certificates, title searches, title insurance policies or title commitments. The Bank and the Borrower shall execute a preliminary Outline of Proposed Financing Terms & Conditions with respect to the proposed Advance outlining the initial terms upon which the Bank may be willing to make such requested Advance (the “Proposed Terms Letter”), the terms of which will be subject in all respects to satisfactory completion of the Bank’s due diligence review and approval process (the “Underwriting and Approval Process”). The Bank reserves the right in its sole discretion to amend any proposed terms of the Advance during such Underwriting and Approval Process.
(c) The Bank shall use commercially reasonable efforts to advise the Borrower whether or not the requested Advance has been approved within thirty (30) days of execution of the Proposed Terms Letter, which timeline shall be contingent upon the Bank’s timely receipt of all required due diligence items described in Section 3.02(a) above. The final terms of the Advance shall be documented in the form of an Advance Approval Schedule (each an “Advance Approval Schedule”) in the form of Exhibit E attached hereto at the time of closing of each Advance in accordance with Section 3.03 below. If the subject Advance is approved by the Bank and the Borrower accepts the final terms of the Advance set forth on the Advance Approval Schedule, then upon execution of the Advance Approval Schedule and fulfillment of all other terms and conditions in Section 3.03 hereof related to the making of the Advance, the Bank shall disburse the amount of the approved Advance in such manner as the Bank and the Borrower may from time to time agree. The date of such disbursement shall be the “Funding Date” with respect to the Advance.
Section 3.03. Other Conditions. The making of any Advance described in Section 3.02, in addition to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.01, shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following further conditions precedent:
(a) All Advance Documents shall be delivered to Bank;
(b) With respect to any REO Property, all REO Property Qualification Documents shall be delivered to Bank in form and substance satisfactory to Bank;
(c) A certificate of the manager or other officer of any REO Entity, as applicable, in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank, accompanied by a copy of the organizational documents of REO Entity, certified by the manager of the REO Entity as being a true, complete and correct copies thereof as well as copies of all documents evidencing any action or agreements, consents and approvals in for the form of Exhibit G attached hereto, necessary in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Advance Documents. The Bank may conclusively rely on such certificates until it shall receive a further certificate of the manager or other officer of the REO Entity as appropriate, in form and substance acceptable to the Bank, canceling or amending the prior certificate;
(d) Certificates of good standing of the REO Entity issued by the respective Secretaries of State of their jurisdictions of organization (and where the REO Property is located, if applicable); and
(e) The representations and warranties of the Borrower and the Guarantor set forth in this Agreement and in any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Advance; subject to changes to such representations and warranties due to factual circumstances disclosed to Bank in writing, so long as such update did not and will not result in a default, Default or Event of Default, a material adverse change in the business, property or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Parent Borrower, REO Entity or the Guarantor and/or does not require the consent of Bank pursuant to the Loan Documents.
(f) All conditions precedent to the origination or acquisition of any Collateral Assets to be financed by the Advance, including those contained in any purchase agreement, shall have been satisfied or waived in writing such that upon the disbursing of the Advance, the Borrower shall acquire such Collateral Asset, as applicable.
(g) The Borrower shall have delivered to the Bank (or Custodian as directed by Bank) originals or copies of originals of Collateral Asset Documents and in the event such documents are not original copies (provided that each promissory note and endorsement must be an original, or an appropriate lost note affidavit and indemnity must be provided in lieu thereof), together with a certification by the Borrower that, such Collateral Asset Documents, if applicable, are true and correct copies thereof, remain in full force and effect, have not been modified in any way, and that there exists no event of default thereunder or other circumstances that would prohibit or otherwise restrict the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby. If the Borrower is acquiring such Collateral Asset from a third party, Borrower shall have delivered to the Bank an acknowledgment from such third party that upon receipt of the purchase price therefor, such third party will deliver the originals of all Collateral Asset Documents related thereto directly to the Custodian.
To the extent any such documents are delivered to Custodian, copies of the same shall immediately be delivered to Bank and evidence of the delivery of such documents to Custodian shall be provided to Bank; (h) At such times as Bank shall determine in its discretion prior to each Advance, to the extent available under applicable law, written confirmation from the applicable title insurance company indicating no change in the state of title, and such other evidence and assurances as Bank may reasonably require (which evidence may include, without limitation, an affidavit from Borrower stating that there have been no changes in title from the date of the last effective date of the applicable title policy) together with, if reasonably required by Bank, an endorsement to the title policy with respect to any particular REO Property to the extent Bank reasonably determines that such endorsement is necessary to ensure that the title policy provides an adequate amount of coverage for the corresponding Advance;
(i) The Borrower shall have paid any fees or expenses due Bank or the reasonable fees of Bank’s legal counsel on or prior to the Funding Date.
(j) The Bank shall have completed its due diligence, including collateral valuation, environmental and title diligence with regard to the applicable Collateral, to its satisfaction.
(k) No action, proceeding, investigation, regulation or legislation shall have been instituted, threatened or proposed before any court, governmental agency or legislative body to enjoin, restrain or prohibit, or to obtain damages in respect of, or that is related to or arises out of this Agreement or any agreement or instrument related to the Collateral or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or that, in the Bank’s judgment, would materially impair the prompt payment and performance of any of the obligations contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
(l) No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from such Advance or from the application of proceeds thereof.
(m) (A) the documentation and other information requested by Bank in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act, and (B) if Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a Beneficial Ownership Certification;
(n) Parent Borrower shall have paid all fees, costs and expenses (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by the Bank in connection with the applicable Advance, including, without limitation (i) a non-refundable administrative fee in the amount of $5,000 if the Collateral subject to the Advance is a Performing Loan or REO Property and (ii) a non-refundable administrative fee in the amount of $10,000 if the Collateral subject to the Advance is a Non-Performing Loan; and
(o) The Borrower shall have delivered to the Bank such other documents, instruments and agreements as the Bank shall reasonably request in connection with the Advance, including, but not limited to, any evidence of insurance requested by the Bank under the terms of Section 5.04.
ARTICLE IV.
Representations and Warranties
Except as set forth in any Advance Approval Schedule, the Parent Borrower and each applicable REO Entity warrants and represents to Bank as to itself and its properties only for the express purpose of inducing Bank to enter into this Agreement, to make the Advances, and to otherwise complete all of the transactions contemplated hereby, that as of the date of this Agreement and upon the date of any Advance, as follows:
Section 4.01. Existence and Power. Borrower is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization and duly licensed or qualified to transact business as a limited liability company in all jurisdictions where the character of the property owned or leased or the nature of the business transacted by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary, and has all requisite power and authority to own its property and carry on its business. Borrower has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver and to perform all of its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party. As of the date hereof, the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification is true and correct in all respects.
Section 4.02. Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of the Loan Documents has been duly authorized by all requisite action on its part and does not and shall not (a) require any consent or approval of any person or governmental authority, (b) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction or decree or the organizational documents of Parent Borrower, (c) result in a breach of or constitute a default under any contract, agreement or other writing to which Borrower is a party or by which it or any of its property may be bound or affected, or (d) result in, or require the creation or imposition of, any mortgage, security interest or other interest, encumbrance, claim or charge of any nature, except in favor of the Bank.
Section 4.03. Legal Agreements. The Loan Documents constitute, or when executed, shall constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrower and Guarantor; and all such agreements are enforceable against Borrower and Guarantor, as the case may be, in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally and the effect of general principles of equity.
Section 4.04. Taxes. Borrower and Guarantor have filed all required U.S federal income and other material tax returns, have paid all due and payable taxes, assessments and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon it or upon any of its income or profits or upon any of its property.
Section 4.05. Title to Collateral. Parent Borrower will have good and indefeasible title to all applicable Collateral Assets and each REO Entity will have good and indefeasible title to the applicable REO Property, free and clear of all liens other than the liens created hereby. Each Collateral Asset is held by Borrower as a whole loan or is a participation interest therein, as further set forth in the Advance Approval Schedule. The applicable REO Entity is the lawful owner of the applicable REO Property and of areas over, under or on which utility or passage easements are required to make use of the REO Property and parking, and is and will be the lawful owner of the REO Property, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances of any nature whatsoever.
Section 4.06. No Adverse Change. Except as otherwise disclosed to Bank in writing, there has been no material adverse change in the business, property or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower or the Guarantor since the date of the latest financial statement with respect to Borrower and Guarantor furnished to the Bank.
Section 4.07. Litigation. Except as otherwise disclosed to Bank in writing, there is no pending or, to the Knowledge of Borrower, threatened notice, claim, litigation, proceeding or investigation (i) against or affecting Borrower or any of its property or (ii) against Guarantor or any of their property in excess of Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($7,500,000), whether or not covered by insurance.
Section 4.08. Margin Stock. Borrower and Guarantor are not engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), and no part of the proceeds of the Loan shall be used to purchase or carry any margin stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock. Neither the making of the Loan, nor the use of the proceeds thereof shall violate or be inconsistent with the provisions of Regulations T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Section 4.09. Ownership of Stock or Securities. Parent Borrower does not have any subsidiaries other than REO Entities and REO Entities do not have shares of stock or other equity interests in any entity.
Section 4.10. Employee Benefit Plans. Each ERISA Plan as to which such Borrower, Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate may have any liability complies in all material respects with all applicable requirements of law and regulations, and (i) no Reportable Event has occurred with respect to any ERISA Plan sponsored by such Person or any ERISA Affiliate which will have the effect of creating a liability of such Person or any ERISA Affiliate which will be material to such Person; (ii) neither such Person or any ERISA Affiliate of such Person has withdrawn from any ERISA Plan or initiated steps to do so, except in accordance with all applicable requirements of law and regulations and in a manner which will not create a liability of such Person or any ERISA Affiliate of such Person which will be material to such Person; (iii) no steps have been taken to terminate any ERISA Plan except in accordance with all applicable requirements of law and regulations and in a manner which will not create a liability of such Person or any ERISA Affiliate of such Person which will be material to such Person; and (iv) during the twelve (12) consecutive months prior to any date on which this representation may be made or re-made, no contribution failure has occurred with respect to any ERISA Plan which will be material to such Person. Such Person has no contingent liability which will be material to such Person with respect to any post-retirement benefit under any employee benefit plan, other than liability for continuation coverage described in Part 6 of Title I of ERISA.
Section 4.11. Other Indebtedness. Except as disclosed to Bank in writing, Borrower and Guarantor are not in default in the payment of principal or interest on any Indebtedness, and, are not in default and no event has occurred or is occurring under the provision of any instrument or agreement related to such Indebtedness which, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute an event of default thereunder.
Section 4.12. Insurance. Parent Borrower or REO Entity, as applicable, carries (or shall cause to be carried) all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to Section 5.04 below.
Section 4.13. Investment Company Act. Neither Parent Borrower nor any REO Entity is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Section 4.14. Special Purpose Entity. Borrower is and at all times since its formation has been, a Special Purpose Entity.
Section 4.15. Sanctions; Anti-Corruption.
(a) Borrower and Guarantor, any of their subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of such Person, any director, manager, managing member, officer, employee, agent, or Affiliate of such Person or any of its subsidiaries is an individual or entity (“person”) that is, or is owned or Controlled by persons that are: (i) the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), or (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions.
(b) Borrower and Guarantor, their subsidiaries and their respective directors, managers, managing members, officers and employees and, the agents of such Person and its subsidiaries, are in compliance with all applicable Sanctions and with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “FCPA”) and any other applicable anti-corruption law, in all material respects. Such Person and its subsidiaries have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure continued compliance with applicable Sanctions, the FCPA and any other applicable anti-corruption laws.
Section 4.16. Collateral Asset Documents. To induce the Bank to make the Loan, Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Bank:
(a) the Borrower has complied and will comply with and will maintain the right and power to own and service the Collateral Asset Documents;
(b) the Borrower is and will at all times be authorized to execute, deliver and perform all of its obligations under the Collateral Asset Documents;
(c) the Collateral Asset Documents are valid and binding obligations of Account Debtor and any Collateral Asset Guarantor;
(d) No provision of the Collateral Asset Documents violates any applicable law, any covenants or restrictions affecting the Collateral Asset, any order of any court or Governmental Authority or any contract or agreement binding on the Borrower, the Guarantor, Account Debtor, Collateral Asset Guarantor or any Collateral Asset;
(e) the Mortgaged Property complies in all material respects with all laws; (f) Parent Borrower has not and will not directly or indirectly convey, assign or otherwise disposed of or transfer (or agreed to do so) any rights with respect to the Collateral Asset Documents;
(g) the financial statements of the Account Debtor, Collateral Asset Guarantor and with respect to the Mortgaged Property, if any, delivered to the Bank are true, correct, and complete in all material respects, and there has been no material change of the Borrower’s or the Guarantor’s and, to the Borrower’s Knowledge, the Account Debtor’s, Collateral Asset Guarantor’s or the Property’s financial condition from the financial condition of such party indicated in such Financial Statements;
(h) the Borrower has made and will make no contract or arrangement of any kind the performance of which by the other party thereto would give rise to a lien on the Collateral Asset Documents;
(i) the current and anticipated use of each Mortgaged Property complies with all applicable zoning ordinances, regulations and restrictive covenants affecting the Mortgaged Property without the existence of any variance, non-complying use, nonconforming use or other special exception, all use restrictions of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction have been satisfied, and no violation of any law exists with respect thereto; and
(j) the Collateral Asset Documents including without limitation, all amendments, modifications, supplements and replacements thereof executed and delivered by the Account Debtor, the Collateral Asset Guarantor and any other Person are identical to the copies thereof delivered to the Bank.
Section 4.17. Information. To the Knowledge of Borrower, no information furnished or to be furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower for the purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby contains or shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or shall omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not materially misleading; provided, that, to the extent of any such information with respect to any Collateral Asset or REO Property is furnished to Borrower by an unaffiliated third party with respect to such Collateral Asset or REO Property and Borrower had no Knowledge that such information contained untrue statements of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make such statements not misleading, Borrower shall within ten (10) Business Days after written notice from Bank of such breach, repay in full the Release Amount with respect to the applicable Collateral Asset or REO Property, as applicable, in accordance with this Agreement (without payment of any Minimum Return being due, if applicable). The Borrower has (and has caused Guarantor to) disclosed to the Bank in writing all existing information of which the Borrower has Knowledge which does, or would reasonably be expected to, have a material adverse effect on the business or financial condition of the Borrower or the Guarantor.
Section 4.18. Patriot Act. Each of Borrower and Guarantor is in compliance, with the (i) the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 C.F.R., Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other applicable enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, and (ii) the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act of 2001) and all other Anti-Terrorism Laws. No part of the proceeds of any Advance will be used, directly or indirectly, (i) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving, of money or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Laws or (ii) for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
Section 4.19. Compliance With Legal Requirements. The Borrower and the REO Property each comply with, and shall continue to comply with, all legal requirements and any and all covenants, conditions, restrictions or other matters which materially affect the Obligations or the REO Property.
Section 4.20. Property Management Agreement. The applicable REO Entity has delivered to Bank any property management agreement in existence with respect to the operation and/or management of the REO Property. Such copy is a true, correct and complete copy, and such agreement has not been amended or modified and remains in full force and effect. Neither party to any property management agreement is in default thereunder, nor, to such REO Entity’s Knowledge, does the any property manager have any defense, offset right or other right to withhold its performance under or terminate such agreement.
Section 4.21. Leasing Agreement. The applicable REO Entity has delivered to Bank any leasing agreement in existence with respect to the leasing of the REO Property. Such copy is a true, correct and complete copy, and such agreement has not been amended or modified and remains in full force and effect. Neither party to any leasing agreement is in default thereunder, nor, to such REO Entity’s Knowledge, does the any leasing agent have any defense, offset right or other right to withhold its performance under or terminate such agreement.
Section 4.22. Leases. As of on the applicable date of the initial Advance, true and complete copies of all commercial Leases of the related REO Property which are now in effect (and all guaranties thereof) have been delivered to Bank. Such Leases have not been further amended or changed in any respect and are in full force and effect, enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof. The applicable REO Entity has not granted a lien on any of the Leases or revenue deriving therefrom except in favor of Bank pursuant to the Loan Documents. No tenant under any Lease has an option or right to purchase all or any portion of the REO Property. Except as otherwise disclosed to Lender in writing, to Borrower’s Knowledge, there are no defaults existing under any commercial Lease and not tenant under any such Lease has any defense, offset right or other right to withhold performance under or terminate such Lease.
Section 4.23. Required Licenses and Permits. All Licenses and Permits which are reasonably required in order to operate the REO Property in the usual course of business have been duly and properly obtained, and will remain in full force and effect, and have been, and shall be complied with, in all material respects.
Section 4.24. Curb Cuts and Utility Connections. Except as set forth in the related Advance Approval Schedule, all required curb cuts, utility connections and Licenses and Permits therefor have been duly obtained and are in full force and effect and all utility services as reasonably required for water, gas, electric, telephone, sewer and storm drainage and sanitary waste disposal are and shall be available as a matter of right and to an extent adequate to serve the REO Property for their intended uses.
Section 4.25. Condemnation/Casualty. Except as disclosed in writing, there are no condemnation proceedings or the like pending or, to the Borrower’s Knowledge, threatened in writing against the Property or any portion thereof nor has there occurred any casualty at the Property.
Section 4.26. Special Assessments. Except as disclosed in writing, there are no pending, or to the Borrower’s best Knowledge, proposed special or other assessments for public improvements or otherwise affecting the Property.
Section 4.27. Flood Zone. No portion of the Property is located in any special flood and wetlands hazard area designated as such by any Governmental Authorities.
The representations and warranties set forth in this Article IV shall survive until each Advance has been paid and performed in full.
ARTICLE V.
Covenants
So long as any Obligations remain outstanding, the Borrower and the Guarantor shall comply with the following requirements unless such requirement is waived or modified by the Bank in writing, in each case in its sole discretion:
Section 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information. The Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Bank in form and substance acceptable to the Bank:
(a) At least five (5) Business Days prior to each Distribution Date, a Monthly Reporting Certificate;
(b) At least five (5) Business Days prior to each Distribution Date, as long as any Note is outstanding, Borrower shall deliver to the Bank a certificate in the form of Exhibit C (“Borrowing Base Certificate”), dated as of such date and properly completed and executed by a duly authorized representative the Borrower. To the extent any Borrowing Base Certificate demonstrates, or the Bank otherwise determines, that a Borrowing Base for any Collateral Asset is not being maintained and the outstanding principal balance of any such Advance is greater than the applicable Borrowing Base, Borrower shall balance the Borrowing Base within five (5) Business Days’ after notice from the Bank of the same and failure to comply shall be an automatic Event of Default.
(c) As soon as available, and in any event within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year of the each Borrower, (i) [reserved]; (ii) a written certification executed by the manager of the Borrower as to whether or not such person has Knowledge of the occurrence of any Event of Default, or of any Default not theretofore reported and remedied; (iii) evidence of Borrower’s compliance with its requirement to obtain and maintain a directors and officers liability insurance (side A, B and C coverage), cyber, and errors and omissions, and commercial general liability insurance policies in accordance with Section 5.04 of this Agreement; and (iv) evidence that all payments required to be made pursuant to Borrower’s engagement of the Independent Director, if applicable, have been made in full as of such date.
(d) As soon as available and in any event within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of the calendar year, (i) the audited annual financial statements of the Guarantor in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank, prepared by an accountant approved by Bank, in the highest quality as is prepared for Guarantor, prepared generally in accordance with GAAP consistently applied; and (ii) a written certification executed by the manager of the Guarantor, as applicable, as to whether or not such person has Knowledge of the occurrence of any Event of Default, or of any Default not theretofore reported and remedied and, if so, stating in reasonable detail the facts with respect thereto.
(e) Within thirty (30) days of the filing thereof, a copy of the Parent Borrower’s, the Guarantor’s, and REO Entity’s Federal Income Tax Return for the preceding year, if such entity has separate tax filings.
(f) Within ten (10) Business Days of receipt thereof, copies of all financial reports received by Borrower from any Account Debtor or Collateral Asset Guarantor, as well as any information relating to any material change in the status of any Collateral Asset including the prospect of payment thereof or the collateral securing payment thereof, including, but not limited to, any material correspondences and default notices from or to any Account Debtor or any Collateral Asset Guarantor or any third party (e.g. taxing authorities) that relates to the Collateral Assets.
(g) As promptly as practicable (but in any event not later than five (5) Business Days) after Borrower obtains Knowledge thereof, written notice of all orders, notices, claims, litigation, proceedings and investigations against or affecting the Borrower.
(h) Promptly following any request therefor, (i) such other information respecting the financial condition, business and property of the Borrower and Guarantor, Account Debtor, Collateral Asset Guarantor and the Collateral as the Bank may from time to time reasonably request, (ii) information and documentation reasonably requested by Bank for purposes of compliance with applicable “know your customer” requirements under the PATRIOT Act or other applicable anti-money laundering laws, and (iii) any change in the information provided in the Beneficial Ownership Certification that would result in a change to the list of beneficial owners identified in such certification, written notice thereof.
(i) Within thirty (30) days following the end of each calendar month, with respect to any REO Property, certified rent rolls, aged receivables, operating statements, aged payables, leases, budgets, forecasts, reserves, cash flow projections, schedule of completed capital expenditures, and physical condition of the REO Property.
(j) Promptly following any determination by Borrower or Bank, if applicable, that it is necessary to consummate foreclosure proceedings against any real property securing any Collateral Asset, Borrower shall provide Bank with (i) written notice of the same at least ten (10) days prior to commencing such proceedings and at least ten (10) days prior to moving for a final Foreclosure Action, (ii) copies of any and all filings, motions, documents and agreements in connection with any Foreclosure Action within two (2) days of Borrower’s receipt or filing of the same (including, but not limited to any application for final judgment), (iii) a monthly Foreclosure Action summary report in the form provided by Bank no later than the tenth (10th) day of each month, and (iv) copies of any other material correspondence related to any Foreclosure Action within two (2) days of Borrower’s receipt or filing of the same. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Bank shall have the right to review and approve the initial complaint in connection with any Foreclosure Action.
Section 5.02. Books and Records. The Borrower shall keep accurate books and records, in which true and complete entries will be made generally in accordance with GAAP consistently applied. Upon written request of the Bank, the Borrower during normal business hours, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, shall give any representatives of the Bank charged with responsibility for administering or assisting in the administration of the Loan (including investment bankers, consultants, accountants, lawyers, custodians or servicers) access to and permit such representative to examine and copy all books, records and other writings in its possession, to inspect its property, conduct an annual field exam, and to discuss the finances, accounts, property and business with any of the members, directors or officers of the Borrower.
Section 5.03. Taxes and Other Claims. The Borrower and the Guarantor shall file when due (subject to any available extensions, when applicable) all U.S. federal income and other material tax returns, shall pay when due all material obligations including without limitation all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon it or its income or profits or upon any of its property.
Section 5.04. Insurance. With respect to Mortgaged Property, Parent Borrower (with respect to Collateral Assets) and each REO Entity (with respect to REO Property) shall obtain and maintain and/or cause any Account Debtor to obtain and maintain insurance with insurers that are reasonably acceptable to the Bank, in such amounts and with such coverages (including, without limitation, commercial general liability insurance, fire, hazard and extended coverage property insurance on all of its assets, necessary workers’ compensation insurance and all other coverages as are consistent with industry practice) as are reasonably acceptable to the Bank, including, (a) physical damage and liability coverage on all REO Property, and (b) with respect to any Collateral Asset to which insurance is not maintained by the applicable Account Debtor under the terms of the Collateral Asset Documents, “force place” coverage on any Collateral Asset within one (1) month of discovery. In addition, Parent Borrower and each REO Entity shall at all times maintain, or cause to be maintained (i) directors and officers liability insurance (side A, B, and C coverage), cyber, fidelity insurance, and errors and omissions insurance and commercial general liability (with respect to Parent Borrower only) and (ii) with respect to any REO Property, the insurance coverages set forth in Exhibit L attached hereto. All improvements and other structures located on any Mortgaged Property (and all personal property contents owned by the applicable Account Debtor and located on any such Mortgaged Property), and all improvements and other structures located on any real property encumbered by a mortgage that is included as a Collateral Asset (and all personal property contents owned by the applicable mortgagor and located on such encumbered real property), all or a portion of which is located in a special flood hazard area, shall be covered by flood insurance meeting, at a minimum, all legal requirements applicable to regulated financial institutions. Parent Borrower and each REO Entity shall from time to time upon request by the Bank furnish the Bank with certificates evidencing such insurance in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank. Except for directors and officers liability insurance, all insurance policies of the Borrower shall include the Bank as loss payee or additional insured, as appropriate, and shall contain a provision whereby they cannot be cancelled except after thirty (30) days’ written notice to the Bank. All insurance premiums shall be paid annually when due and Bank shall be provided with evidence of such payment. Borrower shall promptly deliver a certificate of insurance evidencing that Borrower has renewed or substituted the applicable insurance required hereunder to Bank, with all premiums fully paid and current, prior to the termination of the policy it renews or replaces. In the event Parent Borrower or any REO Entity and/or any Account Debtor fails to pay any premium on any such insurance, the Bank may do so after having given the Borrower ten (10) days’ written notice of its intent to do so, and the Borrower shall reimburse the Bank for any such payment on demand. Parent Borrower and each REO Entity hereby assign to the Bank all proceeds of such insurance, and directs the insurers to pay the Bank all such amounts. Parent Borrower and each REO Entity hereby grant the Bank a limited power of attorney to endorse any check or other remittance payable to the Borrower, to collect the proceeds of such insurance, and any amount so collected may be applied by the Bank to the Notes, or other obligations due the Bank by the Borrower as the Bank, in its discretion, deems appropriate. Parent Borrower and each REO Entity shall provide Bank with (i) a copy of any notice of cancellation received by Borrower from the insurer for any of the foregoing policies (for non-payment or any other reason) or of the non-renewal thereof and (ii) not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of any material change in coverage or coverage limits of any of the foregoing policies.
Section 5.05. Organizational Structure. The Borrower shall at all times be a Special Purpose Entity and maintain its existence. The Borrower and Guarantor shall not consolidate with or merge into any other Person, permit any other Person to merge into it, acquire (in a transaction analogous in purpose or effect to a consolidation or merger) all or substantially all of the assets of any other Person, divide into two or more Persons (whether or not the original Person survives such division), or create, or reorganize into, one or more series.
Section 5.06. Sale and Leaseback. The Borrower shall not enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any other Person whereby such entity shall sell or transfer any real or personal property and then or thereafter rent or lease as lessee such property or any part thereof or any other property which such entity intends to use for substantially the same purpose as the property being sold or transferred.
Section 5.07. Compliance with Laws. The Borrower and the Guarantor shall comply in all material respects with the requirements of applicable laws and regulations.
Section 5.08. Liens. The Borrower shall not create, incur or permit to exist in favor of any person other than the Bank, any mortgage, deed of trust, security interest, encumbrance or other lien on any of the Collateral or REO Property, other than Permitted Liens.
Section 5.09. Disposition of Collateral; Modification of Collateral.
(a) Parent Borrower shall not convey, sell, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of any Collateral Asset and each REO Entity shall not convey, sell, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of any REO Property without simultaneous payment to Bank of the Release Amount. In addition, and for the avoidance of doubt, Parent Borrower shall not, without the Bank’s prior written consent, make any Significant Collateral Asset Modification.
(b) So long as there shall not have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default, the Borrower will be authorized to address and service all Collateral Assets and Account Debtor requests and loan administration matters and negotiate implementation, interpretation and modification requests, amendments, waivers (and the like) of a ministerial nature, with the same standard of care it exercises in connection with a loan for its own account; subject however to the restrictions set forth in Section 5.09(a) above. In addition to the foregoing and notwithstanding the restriction set forth in Section 5.09(a) above, such restriction shall not impede Borrower’s ability to commence and continue (but not complete) Foreclosure Actions and/or other proceedings for the preservation of the Collateral, commence or prosecute any litigation against any Account Debtor or Collateral Asset Guarantor, or otherwise administer the Collateral Asset in connection with such actions, so long as such actions (i) are taken in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business, (ii) are consistent with those mortgage servicing practices (including collection procedures) of customary and prudent institutions that service mortgage loan assets of the same type as the Collateral Asset in the jurisdiction where the applicable Mortgaged Property is located, (iii) are otherwise in compliance with the Loan Documents, (iv) no Event of Default has occurred and (v) any completion of a Foreclosure Action is subject to Section 5.12 and the terms of this Agreement. After the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Borrower is not authorized to address, approve, service or administer the Collateral Asset or the Account Debtor’s requests, and continue with any Foreclosure Actions without the prior written consent of the Bank, and the Bank may, without exercising any other right, remedy, assignment or the like, terminate the Borrower’s right to service the Collateral Asset without further notice and take over Loan servicing and make all decisions with respect to the Collateral Asset.
(c) Further, Borrower hereby agrees, at the written request of Bank, to diligently pursue its rights and remedies, in law or in equity or otherwise, under any guaranties given by Collateral Asset Guarantor (a “Guaranty Claim”) and Borrower shall promptly pay any sum that is awarded to Borrower in any action brought by Borrower with respect to a Guaranty Claim, and any amount paid in settlement of such claim, to Bank as additional collateral for the applicable Advance, which may be used by Bank to repay the indebtedness herein.
Section 5.10. Hazardous Substances. The Borrower and the Guarantor shall not cause or permit any one or more of the following substances to be disposed of in any manner which might result in any liability to such entity on, under, or at REO Property or Mortgaged Property:
(a) those substances included within the definitions of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous materials” or “toxic substances”, in CERCLA, RCRA, Toxic Substances Control Act, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act and the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. §§1801, et seq.);
(b) such other substances, materials and wastes which at the time in question are regulated as hazardous or toxic under applicable local, state or federal law, or which are classified as hazardous or toxic under federal, state, or local laws or regulations; and
(c) any material, waste or substance which is asbestos, mold or mold causing substances, flammable materials, explosives, radioactive or nuclear substances, polychlorinated biphenyls, other carcinogens, oil and other petroleum products, radon gas, urea formaldehyde, chemicals, gases, solvents, pollutants or contaminants, designated as a “hazardous substance” pursuant to Section 311 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §§1251, et seq. (33 U.S.C. §1321) or listed pursuant to Section 307 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. §1317).
Section 5.11. Environmental Indemnity. In consideration of the financial accommodations provided or to be provided by the Bank, the Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Bank and all participants of the Bank, and each of the Bank’s former, present and future officers, directors, employees, agents, shareholders, and attorneys, and all of their respective successors and assigns (collectively, the “Indemnitees”), from any and all losses, liabilities (including without limitation strict liability), suits, obligations, fines, damages, judgments, penalties, actions, causes of action, charges, costs and expenses, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees and consultants’ fees, whether based on tort, contract, implied or express warranty, statute, regulation, common law or otherwise, arising out of or related to the presence on, remediation of or release from any Mortgaged Property, including without limitation any building, structure or equipment thereon, of any toxic or hazardous waste, constituent or substance, or in connection with the violation by the Borrower of any Environmental Laws; provided, however, that nothing herein shall obligate the Borrower to indemnify and hold any of the Indemnitees harmless from any such losses, liabilities, suits, obligations, fines, damages, judgments, penalties, actions, causes of actions, charges, costs or expenses incurred by Indemnitees which are caused by Indemnitee’s willful misconduct as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction after the expiration of all applicable appeal periods.
Section 5.12. Foreclosure and Sale of Collateral Secured by Real Property.
(a) The Borrower shall provide notice of any Foreclosure Actions in accordance with Section 5.01. Upon determination by the Borrower (or the Bank if there is an Event of Default) to accelerate any Collateral Asset Documents and/or pursue any Foreclosure Action or other enforcement of rights under the Collateral Asset Documents, the Borrower shall take action as the holder of the Collateral Asset Documents in its own name (or if permitted by applicable law in the name of an REO Entity), or if there is an Event of Default which is then existing, at the Bank’s option, in the name of the Bank or its nominee.
(b) Notwithstanding anything herein or in any of the Loan Documents to the contrary, Borrower may not complete a Foreclosure Action, and cause a Conversion to occur, unless and until the Conversion Conditions have been satisfied to Bank’s satisfaction. Borrower hereby agrees to execute, procure and deliver the Future Loan Documents and any and all such documents and instruments as Bank may reasonably require to evidence such first lien and security interest, including without limitation, a loan policy of title insurance insuring the validity and priority of such lien on the REO Property, if applicable. The Future Loan Documents will secure the Release Amount. All Future Loan Documents shall be held in escrow and may be recorded, as applicable, by Bank against the REO Property in Bank’s sole discretion following the Conversion of the Mortgaged Property to REO Property.
(c) To the extent any deed or similar vesting instrument in connection with any Foreclosure Action is delivered to Borrower or REO Entity (or its counsel, as applicable), such party shall, within two (2) Business Day of receipt of the same, deliver the same to Bank, Bank’s counsel, or a title company approved by Bank pursuant to a satisfactory escrow letter. Bank shall thereafter record (or direct its counsel or the title company, as applicable, to record) such vesting instrument and shall be permitted to record any or all of the Future Loan Documents, as applicable, as determined by Bank. Bank shall be permitted to use any such funds in the Recording Reserve in connection with the recording of such instruments. To the extent after recordation, (i) any funds remain in the Recording Reserve, the same shall promptly be returned to Borrower or (ii) if the funds in the Recording Reserve are insufficient for such fees, taxes and similar charges, Borrower shall promptly reimburse Bank for any amounts expended.
(d) In connection with a Foreclosure Action in which there are no third-party bidders, Borrower shall place a credit bid and/or announce an upset price in an amount it shall determine in its commercially reasonable business discretion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents, unless otherwise consented to by Bank (which consent shall be granted or withheld in the sole discretion of Bank), if there are any third-party bidders at such foreclosure sale, Borrower shall place a credit bid in excess of the highest third-party bid, but in no event shall Borrower be required to place a credit bid in excess of (i) for any Performing Loan, the unpaid principal balance of the Collateral Asset at the time of the foreclosure sale, provided it is not less than the Release Amount or (ii) for any Non-Performing Loan, the Borrower’s Basis at the time of the foreclosure sale, provided it is not less than the Release Amount. In the event the Borrower is not the successful bidder at the Foreclosure Action, then the Release Amount shall be paid to the Bank on the date of the conveyance of title of the Mortgaged Property to the successful bidder. Failure to pay any applicable Release Amount due to Bank in accordance with this Section within five (5) Business Days after written demand therefor shall be an immediate Event of Default. For the avoidance of doubt, any agreement of Borrower to accept a discounted payoff of any Collateral Asset shall be subject in all cases to the Bank’s prior review and approval.
(e) For the avoidance of doubt, all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Bank in connection with the Borrower’s exercise of any Foreclosure Action shall be paid by Borrower.
Section 5.13. Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower shall not directly or indirectly, enter into any transaction, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, with any Affiliate other than on terms and conditions at least as favorable to such entity, as those that would be obtained through an arm’s length negotiation with an unaffiliated third party.
Section 5.14. Indebtedness. The Borrower shall not create, incur, assume, or be liable for any indebtedness other than the Loan, excluding, in the case of REO Entities, (a) any indebtedness relating to liens existing when such REO Entity acquired title to the applicable REO Property in connection with a Conversion, (b) obligations under leases and other contracts relating to the REO Property, and (c) unsecured trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business for the REO Property. The Borrower will not consent to any Account Debtor incurring any indebtedness that is prohibited under the Collateral Asset Documents, without first obtaining the Bank’s prior written consent.
Section 5.15. Transfers. The Borrower shall not enter into any Transfers of direct or indirect ownership interests in Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such Transfer shall be permitted, provided that the following conditions are satisfied: (i) after giving effect to any such Transfer, no Change of Control shall have occurred; (ii) to the extent that any such Transfer results in a Person acquiring a direct or indirect interest of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of Borrower, Borrower shall provide written notice of any such transfer to Bank at least ten (10) Business Days prior to such transfer and Borrower shall deliver to Bank searches and documentation regarding such Persons reasonably requested by Bank in writing in order to satisfy Bank’s applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act, which search results and documentation shall be reasonably acceptable to Bank; and (iii) with respect to direct Transfers of the ownership interest in Borrower, no default or Event of Default is occurring or would otherwise occur as a result of such Transfer. If such search results and/or documentation are not acceptable to Bank, in its reasonable discretion, such Transfer shall not be permitted even if such Transfer does not result in a Change of Control and is otherwise permitted pursuant to this Agreement. Borrower shall be responsible for the costs of any such required searches and the delivery of any such requested documentation.
Section 5.16. New Places of Business or State of Organization. The Borrower shall not transfer its principal place of business or chief executive office or state of organization, except upon at least sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to the Bank and after the delivery to the Bank of financing statements, if required by Bank, in form satisfactory to the Bank to perfect or continue the perfection of the Bank’s liens and security interests under the Loan Documents.
Section 5.17. Further Assurances. At the Bank’s request, Borrower will promptly execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered to the Bank any and all documents, instruments and agreements deemed necessary by the Bank to perfect or to continue the perfection of the Bank’s liens, to facilitate collection of the Collateral or otherwise to give effect to or carry out the terms or intent of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
Section 5.18. Ancillary Agreements; Indemnification. The Borrower will pay, perform and observe each of its obligations under any other agreement to which it is a party in accordance with the terms thereof. To the extent that Borrower does not enter into a tri-party Custodial Agreement within fifteen (15) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, the Borrower acknowledges that the Bank has or will enter into a bi-party Custodial Agreement with the Custodian, pursuant to which the documents related to the Collateral Assets will be held. In consideration of the financial accommodations provided or to be provided by the Bank, the Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Bank and its directors, officers, agents, and employees harmless against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever, including reasonable attorney’s fees, that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against it or them in any way relating to or arising out of the bi-party Custodial Agreement to the extent related to the Collateral Assets or the documents related thereto or any loss or destruction of the documents related to any Collateral Asset sent to the Custodian unless such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgment, suit, costs, expenses or disbursements were caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Bank.
Section 5.19. Deposit all Funds in Applicable Account. Borrower shall (and shall cause Servicer and its agents to) deposit, or cause to be deposited, in the Collection Account, all Net Cash Flow in accordance with Section 2.06 of this Agreement. Any and all accounts and/or reserves shall be maintained with Bank in accordance with Section 2.10.
Section 5.20. Guaranties. The Borrower shall not guarantee, endorse, assume or otherwise become directly or contingently liable in connection with any obligation of any other person except by the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business or except as expressly contemplated hereby.
Section 5.21. Investments. The Borrower shall not purchase or beneficially own any shares of stock or equity interests, or make any investment in, any other Person other than an REO Entity.
Section 5.22. Notice of Certain Occurrences. The Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable, shall within five (5) Business Days after Knowledge of the occurrence of any of the following events notify the Bank in writing thereof, specifying in each case the action the Borrower has taken or will take with respect thereto: (a) the occurrence of any default or any circumstances with the giving of notice, lapse of time or both would result in an Event of Default by Borrower or Guarantor under the Loan Documents; (b) any material violation of any law or governmental requirement known to the Borrower with respect to the Borrower, the Guarantor, any Account Debtor, the Collateral Asset Guarantor, any of the Collateral Asset Documents or the Property; (c) any litigation, arbitration or governmental investigation or proceeding instituted or threatened in writing against the Borrower, the Guarantor, or against the Account Debtor, the Collateral Asset Guarantor or the Property; (d) any actual or threatened in writing condemnation of any portion of the Property, any written negotiations with respect to any such taking, or any loss of or substantial damage to the Property; (e) any notice received by the Borrower with respect to the cancellation, alteration or non-renewal of any insurance coverage maintained with respect to the Property; (f) any lien filed against the Property; (g) any required permit, license, certificate or approval with respect to the Property lapses or ceases to be in full force and effect; (h) copies of any notices (including, without limitation, default notices) received by the Borrower pursuant to the Collateral Asset Documents; (i) the occurrence of any default or any circumstances with the giving of notice, lapse of time or both would result in a default by Borrower, Account Debtor or Collateral Asset Guarantor under any of the Collateral Asset Documents; (j) any material adverse change in the financial condition of the Account Debtor, the Collateral Asset Guarantor, the Mortgaged Property, the Property or the payment and performance of any party under the Collateral Asset Documents and (k) concurrently with the giving thereof and within five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof, copies of all notices, other than routine correspondences, given or received with respect to any Leases or the REO Property.
Section 5.23. Use of Real Property. Parent Borrower and each REO Entity shall not, nor shall Parent Borrower knowingly allow any Account Debtor to, use or lease any Mortgaged Property or any REO Property (i) in connection with any marijuana-related activity (including leasing such real property to any marijuana-related business), whether or not such activity is legal under applicable local or state law; and/or (ii) for any purpose that is not legal under any applicable federal or state laws. Borrower shall, within ten (10) Business Days after written notice from Bank of any breach under this Section, to the extent such breach was not caused by the voluntary action or inaction of the Borrower, repay in full the Release Amount with respect to the applicable Collateral Asset or REO Property, as applicable, in accordance with this Agreement (without payment of any Minimum Return being due, if applicable).
Section 5.24. Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Use of Proceeds. The Borrower will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the Loan, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person, (i) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of the FCPA or any other applicable anti-corruption law, or (ii) (A) to fund any activities or business of or with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions, or (B) in any other manner that would result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the Loan in any capacity).
Section 5.25. Compliance with PATRIOT Act. Neither Borrower, the Guarantor, nor any member, manager or Affiliate of Borrower or the Guarantor at any time shall be or become subject at any time to any law, regulation, or list of any government agency (including, without limitation, the OFAC list) that prohibits or limits the Bank from making any advance or extension of credit to it or from otherwise conducting business with it, or fail to provide documentary and other evidence of its identity as may be requested by the Bank at any time to enable the Bank to verify its identity, or to comply with any applicable law or regulation, including, without limitation, the PATRIOT Act and other applicable anti-money laundering laws.
Section 5.26. Bankruptcy of Account Debtor. If during the term of the Loan, any Account Debtor shall become insolvent within the meaning of that term under the United States Bankruptcy Code, make in writing an assignment for the benefit of creditors, apply for or consent to the application or suffer the appointment of any receiver, trustee or similar officer, file, or initiate or have initiated against it any act, process or proceeding under any insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or similar law (collectively referred to as the “Account Debtor Bankruptcy”), Borrower agrees to consult with Bank regarding any decisions to be made by Borrower, as a creditor, in connection with such Account Debtor Bankruptcy.
Section 5.27. Participations. Borrower shall not issue any participation interests in any Collateral Assets, without the prior written consent of Bank, which may be withheld in Bank’s sole discretion (a “Permitted Participation”). To the extent Borrower enters issues a Permitted Participation, (i) Borrower shall not amend, modify, supplement, cancel or otherwise terminate any participation agreement evidencing such Permitted Participation without the prior written consent of Bank and (ii) promptly after delivery or receipt thereof, Borrower shall deliver any and all notices received and/or delivered under the documents evidencing a Permitted Participation to Bank.
Section 5.28. Servicing.
(a) Parent Borrower shall administer and service (or cause to be administered and serviced by the Servicer) the Collateral Assets in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Asset Documents, Accepted Servicing Practices and applicable law. Parent Borrower shall obtain the written consent of Bank prior to appointing any servicer or sub-servicer of the Collateral Assets and entering into any servicing or sub-servicing agreement with respect to the Collateral Assets.
(b) Borrower agrees that Bank is the collateral assignee of all servicing records, including but not limited to any and all servicing agreements, files, documents, records, data bases, computer tapes, copies of computer tapes, proof of insurance coverage, insurance policies, appraisals, other closing documentation, payment history records, and any other records relating to or evidencing the servicing of the Collateral Assets (the “Servicing Records”), and Borrower grants Bank a security interest in all of Borrower’s rights relating to all Servicing Records to secure the obligations of Borrower or its designee to service in conformity with this Section and any other obligation of Borrower to Bank. Borrower covenants to safeguard such Servicing Records and, during the existence of an Event of Default, to deliver them promptly to Bank or its designee at Bank’s request.
(c) Borrower shall not employ sub-servicers to service the Collateral Asset without the prior written approval of Bank, not to be unreasonably withheld.
(d) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder, Bank shall have the right to immediately terminate, and/or to require Borrower to immediately terminate, Servicer and/or any sub-servicer’s right to service the Collateral Asset and Bank shall not be responsible for payment of any penalty or termination fee, and shall have the right to appoint a successor agent acceptable to Bank in accordance with the Collateral Asset Documents. Borrower shall cooperate in transferring the servicing of the Collateral Asset to a successor agent appointed by Bank in its sole discretion.
(e) Borrower shall be responsible for paying all costs, fees and expenses payable to the Servicer and any sub-servicer for services performed.
Section 5.29. Reports; Testing. Parent Borrower (with respect to Mortgaged Property) and each REO Entity (with respect to REO Property) shall promptly deliver to the Bank copies of all reports, appraisals, studies, inspections and tests made with respect to the Mortgaged Property and/or REO Property as required by the Borrower or otherwise made available or given to the Borrower, including without limitation, a structural/property condition report and an environmental report for the Mortgaged Property and/or REO Property. Parent Borrower and each REO Entity shall immediately notify the Bank of any report, study, inspection or test that indicates any material adverse condition relating to the Mortgaged Property and/or REO Property.
Section 5.30. Restrictions of Easements, Covenants and Liens. Except as otherwise permitted pursuant to the Collateral Asset Documents for any Mortgaged Property, the Borrower will not create and will not consent to Account Debtor creating any easement, right of way, lien, restriction, covenant, condition, transfer, license or other right in favor of any Person which affects or might affect title to the Property or the use and occupancy of such property or any part thereof without obtaining the prior approval of the Bank.
Section 5.31. Material Contracts. Except for contracts otherwise complying with this Agreement, with respect to any REO Property, each REO Entity shall not enter into any other contracts, agreements or purchase orders which would involve the expenditure of more than $100,000.00 in any instance or $250,000.00 in the aggregate in any year without Bank’s prior written consent.
Section 5.32. Additional Property Provisions. In addition to the foregoing:
(a) REO Entity shall maintain or cause to be maintained all REO Property in good condition and repair, normal depreciation and not permit any waste of the property.
(b) REO Entity shall not enter into any management, leasing or similar agreement with respect to the operation, leasing or management of any REO Property, without the prior written approval of Bank.
(c) REO Entity shall not (and shall not consent to) (i) seek, make, suffer, consent to or acquiesce in any change or variance in any zoning or land use laws or other conditions of current use of REO Property or any portion thereof in any way; (ii) use or permit the use of any portion of such property in any manner that could result in such use becoming a non-conforming use under any zoning or land use law or any other applicable law or modify any agreements in any material respect relating to zoning or land use matters or relating to the joinder or merger of lots for zoning, land use or other purposes; (iii) take any action that would reduce or impair either (a) the number of parking spaces at such property or (b) access to such property from adjacent public roads; and (iv) file or subject any part of such property to any declaration of condominium or co-operative or convert any part of such property to a condominium, co-operative or other direct or indirect form of multiple ownership and governance.
(d) In the event of any damage or destruction to the REO Property by reason of fire or other hazard or casualty (collectively, a “Casualty”), REO Entity shall give immediate written notice thereof to Bank and proceed with reasonable diligence, in full compliance with all legal requirements and the other requirements of the Loan Documents, to repair, restore, rebuild or replace the affected property (collectively, the “Repair Work”). All insurance claims shall be adjusted by REO Entity, at their sole cost and expense, but subject to Bank’s prior written approval; provided that if any default or Event of Default exists under any of the Loan Documents, Bank shall have the right to adjust and compromise such claims without the input or approval of such party. All proceeds of insurance shall be paid to Bank and, at Bank’s option, be applied to REO Entity’s Obligations or released, in whole or in part, to pay for the actual cost of repair, restoration, rebuilding or replacement. In the event any such insurance proceeds shall be used to reduce the Obligations, the same shall be applied by Bank, after the deduction therefrom and repayment to Bank of any and all costs incurred by Bank in the recovery thereof (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements), in any manner it shall designate. If Bank elects to release insurance proceeds to REO Entity for the Repair Work, Bank may impose reasonable conditions on such release in its sole discretion. To the extent Bank elects to use the insurance proceeds to reduce the Obligations for the applicable Advance in full, no Minimum Return shall be required to be paid by Borrower in connection with such application.
(e) In the event of REO Entity within two (2) Business Days upon obtaining Knowledge of the institution of any proceedings for the condemnation of the REO Property or any part thereof, REO Entity will notify Bank of the pendency of such proceedings. Bank (i) may participate in any such proceedings and REO Entity from time to time will deliver to Bank all instruments requested by it to permit such participation, and (ii) may be represented by counsel selected by Bank (at REO Entity’s expense). Any award or compensation payable has been assigned by REO Entity to Bank pursuant to the Loan Documents and shall be paid to Bank; and REO Entity, upon request by Bank, shall make, execute and deliver any and all instruments requested for the purpose of confirming the assignment of the aforesaid awards and compensation to Bank free and clear of any liens, charges or encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever. Bank shall be under no obligation to question or challenge the amount of any such award or compensation and may accept the same in the amount in which the same shall be paid. Proceeds of any award or compensation so received shall, at the option of Bank, either be applied toward the payment of the Obligations and/or to the restoration of the REO Property subject to any reasonable conditions the Bank may impose. In the event that any portion of the condemnation awards or compensation shall be used to reduce the Obligations, the same shall be applied by Bank in any manner it shall designate, in its discretion. To the extent Bank elects to use any award or compensation to reduce the Obligations for the applicable Advance in full, no Minimum Return shall be required to be paid by Borrower in connection with such application.
(f) Except as set forth in the applicable Advance Approval Schedule, Borrower shall not modify, amend or terminate any existing commercial Leases, or consent to the assignment of any commercial Leases or subleasing of any space at the REO Property, or enter into any new commercial Leases with respect to the REO Property, without Bank’s prior written consent in each instance. With respect to each REO Property, Bank shall have the right to require each commercial tenant and/or subtenant to execute and deliver to Bank a subordination, non-disturbance of possession and attornment agreement in form, content and manner of execution acceptable to Bank and, from time to time, an estoppel certificate in form and manner of execution acceptable to Bank. REO Entity shall (i) observe and perform all material obligations imposed on the lessor in each Lease, (ii) enforce all material terms, covenants and conditions imposed on the tenants in each Lease, and (iii) not collect any of the rent (excluding security deposits) more than one (1) month in advance. Restrictions with respect to residential Leases (if any), shall be set forth in the applicable Advance Approval Schedule.
Section 5.33. Impairment. Except as may be further set forth in an Advance Approval Schedule, an “Impairment Default” will have been deemed to have occurred with respect to an Advance if it meets any one of the following criteria: (i) with respect to a Performing Loan, the occurrence of a monetary default under the applicable Collateral Asset Documents for a consecutive period of more than ninety (90) days or (ii) with respect to a Performing Loan or Non-Performing Loan, the occurrence of an Account Debtor Bankruptcy by any Account Debtor or Collateral Asset Guarantor. Upon the occurrence of an Impairment Default, Borrower shall be required to, as determined by Bank in its sole and absolute discretion based on the applicable Collateral Asset, within five (5) Business Days after written demand therefor, (i) make a principal pay down of the Advance in an amount sufficient, as determined by Bank in good faith, such that the Borrowing Base after the pay down for the applicable Collateral Asset, is maintained with a Borrowing Base Percentage equal to a certain percentage, to be determined by Bank in its sole discretion at the time of each Advance and set forth in the applicable Advance Approval Schedule and/or (ii) fund (or replenish, as applicable) the balance of the applicable Payment Reserve Account for such Advance so the balance of the same is equal to an amount not less the estimated debt service remaining on such Advance through the Maturity Date (including any exercised extensions), as determined by Bank, at the prevailing Effective Interest Rate. Any funds deposited in the Payment Reserve Account in accordance with this Section 5.33 shall be subject the Required Minimum Balance and disbursed in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
ARTICLE VI.
Events of Default, Rights and Remedies
Section 6.01. Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default”:
(a) Failure to make a payment of any amount due under this Agreement or any Note within five (5) Business Days after written notice by Bank of such amount due (unless a specific time period is set forth herein or thereof); provided, however, (i) notice by Bank shall not be required for any scheduled or mandatory payment of principal or interest and (ii) there shall be no grace, notice, or cure periods as noted herein for the failure to pay amounts due under any Note in full on the applicable Maturity Date; or
(b) Any statement, representation or warranty of the Borrower or the Guarantor (or any officer, manager, member or shareholder of the Borrower or the Guarantor) to the Bank at any time in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents or in any document or certificate delivered under or in connection therewith shall prove to have been incorrect, false or misleading in any material respect when made; provided, however, if such breach is unintentional and susceptible of cure as determined by Bank, then no Event of Default shall exist so long as, (i) in the case of any inaccuracy that can be cured by the payment of money, Borrower cures the underlying state of facts so as to render such false or misleading misrepresentation no longer false or misleading within five (5) Business Days after Borrower receives written notice thereof from Bank; and (ii) in the case of a default that cannot be cured by the payment of money but is susceptible of being cured within thirty (30) days, such default shall by cured by Borrower within thirty (30) days after Borrower receives written notice thereof from Bank;
(c) Breach of the covenants contained in Section 5.01 (Financial Statements and Other Information), 5.04 (Insurance), 5.05 (Organizational Structure), 5.07 (Compliance with Laws) 5.08 (Liens), 5.09 (Disposition of Collateral; Modification of Collateral), 5.12 (Foreclosure and Sale of Collateral Secured by Real Property), 5.14 (Indebtedness), 5.15 (Transfers), 5.16 (New Places of Business or State of Organization), 5.19 (Deposit all Funds with Servicer or in Applicable Account), 5.20 (Guaranties), 5.22 (Notice of Certain Occurrences), 5.23 (Use of Real Property), 5.24 (Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Use of Proceeds), 5.25 (Compliance With PATRIOT Act), 5.26 (Bankruptcy of Account Debtor), 5.27 (Participations); 5.32(e) and (f) (Additional REO Property Provisions), or 5.33 (Impairment Default); provided, however, (i) with respect to a breach under Section 5.07 (Compliance with Laws) such breach shall not constitute an Event of Default if (x) such breach was inadvertent and unintentional, (y) such breach is curable, and (z) Borrower promptly cures such breach within thirty (30) days after its actual knowledge of the occurrence of such breach, and (ii) with respect to a breach under Section 5.19 (Deposit all Funds with Servicer or in Applicable Account) such breach shall not constitute an Event of Default if (x) such breach was inadvertent and unintentional, (y) such breach is curable, and (z) Borrower promptly cures such breach within ten (10) Business Days after its actual knowledge of the occurrence of such breach;
(d) Default in the performance or breach of any other covenant or agreement of the Borrower, the Servicer, or the Guarantor in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents or any other agreement with the Bank, other than a default that is otherwise specifically described in this Section 6.01, provided, however, that in the case of a default that can be cured by the payment of money (provided such default in not a monetary default covered by Section 6.01(a) above), such default shall not constitute an Event of Default unless and until it shall remain uncured for five (5) Business Days after Borrower receives written notice thereof; and in the case of a default that cannot be cured by the payment of money but is susceptible of being cured, such default shall not constitute an Event of Default unless and until it remains uncured for thirty (30) days after Borrower receives written notice thereof; (e) The Borrower or the Guarantor shall become insolvent, make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, apply for or consent to the application or suffer the appointment of any receiver, trustee or similar officer, die, or initiate or have initiated against it any act, process or proceeding under any insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or similar law (provided that the filing of an involuntary petition in bankruptcy against the Borrower the Guarantor shall constitute an Event of Default only if the petition is not dismissed within sixty (60) days after filing); or
(f) The Borrower or the Guarantor shall suffer a final judgment or other order for the payment of money by a court of competent jurisdiction in an amount greater than $10,000,000, in the case of Guarantor, or $150,000, in the case of Borrower, which, in each case, is not covered by insurance and has not been vacated, bonded over, discharged or for which there has not been a stay of execution with respect thereto within a period of forty-five (45) days after such judgment or order has been entered; or
(g) The issuance or levy of any writ, lien, warrant, seizure, attachment, execution or similar process against any property (other than any Permitted Liens) of the Borrower which is not discharged within a period of thirty (30) days; or
(h) The occurrence of any Reportable Event or Prohibited Transaction with respect to any ERISA Plan, or any ERISA Plan shall not be in compliance with all applicable requirements of ERISA and all applicable rules and regulations thereunder, or any ERISA Plan shall terminate, or a trustee is appointed to administer any ERISA Plan, or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall institute any proceeding with respect to any ERISA Plan, in each case, which will have the effect of creating liability of the Borrower, Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate which is material to such Person; or
(i) The uninsured loss of any part of any Mortgaged Property in an amount in excess of fifteen percent (15%) of the full replacement cost value of any Mortgaged Property, as determined by Bank in its sole discretion, unless Borrower within sixty (60) days of such uninsured loss pays Bank the Release Amount with respect to such Collateral Asset that is applied in accordance with Section 2.05(c) of this Agreement to the applicable Advance (without payment of any Minimum Return being due, if applicable); or
(j) The cancellation, failure to renew, or other loss or termination of any permit, license, or other right necessary for the Borrower to continue operation of its businesses; or
(k) The Bank shall at any time or for any reason fail to have a first priority security interest in the Collateral; or
(l) A Change of Control occurs without the prior written consent of Bank; or
(m) Servicer ceases to maintain any licenses necessary to or otherwise ceases to service the Collateral Assets, unless the Bank approves a replacement servicer; or (n) Any change in Servicer without the prior consent of the Bank; or
(o) Any default by the Servicer under the terms of the Servicing Agreement, provided, however, that there shall be no Event of Default under this Agreement unless the Borrower receives written notice of the Servicer’s default under the Servicing Agreement, and (1) the Servicer fails to cure the default within sixty (60) days thereafter, or (2) the Borrower does not obtain a replacement Servicer, subject to the Bank’s consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld, within seventy-five (75) days thereafter; or
(p) The Servicer (or the immediate parent) shall become insolvent, make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, apply for or consent to the application or suffer the appointment of any receiver, trustee or similar officer, die, or initiate or have initiated against it any act, process or proceeding under any insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or similar law (provided that the filing of an involuntary petition in bankruptcy against the Servicer shall constitute an Event of Default only if the petition is not dismissed within sixty (60) days after filing). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Servicer (or its parent) becomes subject to any of the events or conditions listed in this subsection, there shall be no Event of Default unless the Borrower receives written notice thereof and (1) the Servicer does not cure the default within sixty (60) days thereafter, or (2) the Borrower does not obtain a replacement Servicer, subject to the Bank’s consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld, within seventy-five (75) days thereafter.
Section 6.02. Rights and Remedies. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Bank may exercise any and all of the following rights and remedies:
(a) The Bank may declare the availability of future Advances hereunder to be terminated, whereupon the same and any obligation on the part of the Bank to make any Advances hereunder shall terminate;
(b) The Bank may declare all principal, interest and other charges and amounts under the Notes and this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to be due and payable, whereupon the same shall become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower;
(c) The Bank may, without notice to the Borrower or the Guarantor or any other person, apply any and all money owing by the Bank to the Borrower to the payment of principal, interest and other charges and amounts under the Notes, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents;
(d) The Bank may exercise and enforce its rights and remedies under any other loan documents by and between Bank and Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower related to the Loan, including, but not limited to the right to take possession of all collateral pledged by Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower to Bank pursuant to such loan documents and to enforce the terms thereof as provided in Section 9-607 of the Uniform Commercial Code in such order and manner as Bank shall deem appropriate;
(e) The Bank may enter upon the REO Property to perform obligations under leases, or to operate, maintain, repair and improve the REO Property and employ watchmen to protect the REO Property, all at the risk, cost and expense of the applicable REO Entity, consent to such entry being hereby given by such REO Entity; (f) The Bank may exercise the rights of the applicable REO Entity under any contract or other agreement in any way relating to the REO Property and take over and use all or any part of the labor, materials, supplies and equipment contracted for by such REO Entity, whether or not previously incorporated into the realty; and
(g) The Bank may, without exercising any other right, remedy, assignment or the like, terminate the Borrower’s right to service the Collateral Asset without further notice, demand or cure rights and take over loan servicing and make all decisions with respect to the Collateral Asset. Thereupon, the Bank may exercise such rights, remedies, assignments and/or the like as it elects in its sole discretion, including without limitation, proceeding to foreclose on the collateral for the Collateral Asset in the ordinary course.
(h) The Bank shall have the right to instruct Account Debtor to pay all Net Cash Flow to Bank. All such Net Cash Flow received by Bank shall be retained by Bank and applied by Bank as required under the Collateral Asset Documents and then to the outstanding principal balance of the Loan and any other amounts owing by Borrower hereunder as Bank shall determine in its sole and absolute discretion;
(i) The Bank shall have the right to (x) record any assignments delivered in connection herewith (which assignments may be updated unilaterally by Bank to reflect any change in fact since the date hereof (e.g. inserting names, dates, amounts, and recording information)) and Borrower shall deliver to Bank such additional assignments as Bank shall request, (y) attach any allonges held by Bank to the promissory notes which are related thereto, and (z) remove or otherwise cause the Servicer to resign as servicer of the Collateral Asset; and
(j) The Borrower shall cooperate with Bank to facilitate the transfer of servicing from the Borrower or Servicer to Bank and to promptly transfer the Collateral Asset to Bank, including, without limitation, (i) to promptly notify any third parties as determined by Bank of such change in administration and (ii) to execute any such documents required by Bank in connection therewith.
For avoidance of doubt, (i) any reference in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document to an Event of Default “continuing” or words of similar import, shall not be deemed to imply or create any obligation on the part of Bank to waive, or to accept a cure of, an Event of Default, and (ii) once and Event of Default “occurs” it shall be deemed to continue unless and until Bank agrees in writing to waive or accept the cure of such Event of Default, which Bank shall decide in its sole and absolute discretion.
Section 6.03. Co-Borrower Provisions. As used in this Section 6.03, the term “Co-Borrower” shall mean any one of Parent Borrower, and any REO Entity; and the term “Co-Borrowers” shall mean any two or more of such Co-Borrowers, collectively.
(a) Each Co-Borrower agrees that it is jointly and severally liable to Bank for all covenants and the payment of all obligations arising under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and that such liability is independent of the obligations of the other Co-Borrowers. Bank may bring an action against any Co-Borrower, whether or not an action is brought against the other Co-Borrowers.
(b) Each Co-Borrower agrees that any release which may be given by Bank will not release such Co-Borrower from its obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
(c) Each Co-Borrower waives any right to assert against either Bank any defense, setoff, counterclaim or claim that such Co-Borrower may have against any other Co-Borrower or any other party liable to Bank for the obligations of the Co-Borrowers under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
(d) Each Co-Borrower agrees that it is solely responsible for keeping itself informed as to the financial condition of the other Co-Borrowers and of all circumstances which bear upon the risk of nonpayment. Each Co-Borrower waives any right it may have to require Bank to disclose to such Co-Borrower any information that Bank may now or hereafter acquire concerning the financial condition of the other Co-Borrowers.
(e) Each Co-Borrower further waives all rights to notices of the existence or the creation of new indebtedness by any other Co-Borrower, provided that such indebtedness is unrelated to the Borrowing Base.
(f) Co-Borrowers represent and warrant to Bank that each will derive benefit, directly and indirectly, from the collective administration and availability of the Loan under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Co-Borrowers agree that Bank will not be required to inquire as to the disposition by any Co-Borrower of funds disbursed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
(g) Until all obligations of Co-Borrowers to Bank under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been paid in full (in each case other than contingent indemnification and expense reimbursement Obligations, in each case, to the extent no claim giving rise thereto has been asserted), each Co-Borrower waives any right of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnification and contribution (contractual, statutory or otherwise), including any claim or right of subrogation under the Bankruptcy Code (Title 11, United States Code) or any successor statute, that such Co-Borrower may now or hereafter have against any other Co-Borrower with respect to the indebtedness incurred under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. Each Co-Borrower waives any right to enforce any remedy which Bank now has or may hereafter have against any other Co-Borrower, and waives any benefit of, and any right to participate in, any security now or hereafter held by Bank.
(h) Each Co-Borrower hereby waives any election of remedies by Bank that impairs any subrogation or other right of such Co-Borrower to proceed against any other Co-Borrower or other person, including any loss of rights resulting from any applicable anti-deficiency laws relating to nonjudicial foreclosures of real property or other laws limiting, qualifying or discharging obligations or remedies.
Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the occurrence of an Event of Default under the terms of the Agreement shall constitute an Event of Default under each Note, Advance Approval Schedule and all other Loan Documents entered pursuant to the Agreement, whether entered into by Parent Borrower, an REO Entity or all parties. The security interests, liens and other rights and interests in and relative to any of the Collateral pledged with respect to any particular Advance shall serve as security for any and all liabilities of each Borrower with respect to any other Advance made hereunder, including but not limited to the liabilities described in this Agreement, each Note, each Advance Approval Schedule and all other Loan Documents and, for the repayment thereof, the Bank may resort to any security held by it in such order and manner as it may elect.
ARTICLE VII.
Miscellaneous
Section 7.01. Waiver and Amendment. No provision of the Loan Documents can be waived, modified, amended, abridged, supplemented or terminated, except by a writing executed by the Bank and, except in the case of a waiver benefiting such Person, the Borrower and the Guarantor. A waiver shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose given. No delay or failure by the Bank to exercise any right or remedy shall be a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by the Bank of any right or remedy preclude any other exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy. All rights and remedies of the Bank under this Agreement and any other writing are cumulative and not exclusive.
Section 7.02. Costs, Expenses, Taxes and Protective Advances. Borrower shall pay when due, shall reimburse to Bank for the benefit of itself on demand all out-of-pocket fees, costs, and expenses paid or incurred by Bank in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (and any amendments, approvals, consents, waivers and releases requested, required, proposed or done from time to time), or in connection with the disbursement, administration or collection of the Advance or the enforcement of the obligations of Borrower or the exercise of any right or remedy of Bank, including, but not limited to, fees and out-of-pocket costs and expenses of counsel to the Bank, closing costs, lien searches, cost of environmental audits, filing and recording fees, appraisers fees, the costs of pre-loan collateral audits performed by the Bank or its agents, and any subsequent collateral audits and examinations performed by the Bank or its agents, all fees and expenses of Bank’s consultants, and other professionals, title charges and searches, fees and costs of environmental investigations, site assessments and remediations, recordation taxes, documentary taxes, transfer taxes and mortgage taxes, filing and recording fees, and loan brokerage fees. Such costs and expenses shall be payable to the Bank regardless of whether any Advance is made and may be deducted from the proceeds of any Advance. Borrower’s duty and obligations to pay the costs and expenses described herein shall survive cancellation of the Notes and the release, reconveyance, or partial reconveyance of any or all of the security instrument. Bank shall have the right, but not the obligation to make Protective Advances. If the amount of such Protective Advance, when added to the outstanding Advances, would cause the Borrowing Base not to be maintained or another Default or Event of Default, Bank’s exercise of its rights under this Section 7.02 shall not be deemed to cure or waive such Event of Default or any other Event of Default, if any, which gave rise to such Protective Advance and the Borrower shall remain responsible to cure any resulting Default or Event of Default.
Section 7.03. Indemnification. Bank shall not be responsible for, and Borrower shall indemnify all Indemnitees from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements (including attorneys’ fees and costs) of any kind or nature whatsoever that may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any such Indemnitee in any way relating to or arising out of or in connection with (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) the Loan or the use or proposed use of the proceeds thereof, or (iii) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided, however, that Borrower shall not be required to indemnify any Indemnitee from Bank’s or such Indemnitee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction after the expiration of all applicable appeal periods. Borrower’s duty and obligations to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Bank shall survive cancellation of the Notes and the release, reconveyance, or partial reconveyance of any or all of the security instrument. This Section shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.
Section 7.04. Waiver of Consequential Damages. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential 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 Loan Document or any agreement, instrument or transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, or the Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided, that, the foregoing shall not relieve Borrower of any obligation it may have to indemnify an Indemnitee against special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages asserted against such Indemnitee by a third party.
Section 7.05. Recourse. Bank shall have recourse to Borrower to the fullest extent provided by law upon any action to enforce the Obligations of Borrower under this Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents and the Borrower shall be fully liable for the Loan and the Obligations set forth herein.
Section 7.06. Addresses. All notices, requests, demands and other communications provided for under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
If to the Borrower:
LCMT NPL WAREHOUSE, LLC
c/o Lument Investment Management
10 W. Broad Street, 8th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Attention: Legal Department
Email: generalcounsel@lument.com
And with copies to:
Dechert LLP
300 S Tryon St #800
Charlotte, NC 28202
Attention: John Timperio
Email: John.Timperio@dechert.com
and
Dechert LLP
2929 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Attention: Jonathan Gaynor
Email: Jonathan.Gaynor@dechert.com
If to the Guarantor:
Lument Finance Trust, Inc.
c/o Lument Investment Management
10 W. Broad Street, 8th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Attention: Legal Department
Email: generalcounsel@lument.com
And with copies to:
Dechert LLP
300 S Tryon St #800
Charlotte, NC 28202
Attention: John Timperio
Email: John.Timperio@dechert.com
and
Dechert LLP
2929 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Attention: Jonathan Gaynor
Email: Jonathan.Gaynor@dechert.com
If to the Bank:
NORTHEAST BANK
One Marina Park Drive, Floor 8
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
Attn: Attn: Legal Department
and with copies to:
Riemer & Braunstein LLP
100 Cambridge Street, 22nd Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02114
Attention: Michael G. Weinstein, Esq.
Email: mweinstein@riemerlaw.com
or, as to each party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other party complying as to delivery with the terms of this Section 7.06. All such notices, requests, demands and other communications shall be effective when actually received, or if receipt is refused, or deposited in the mail, except that notices and requests to the Bank pursuant to Article II shall not be effective until received by the Bank.
Section 7.07. Binding Effect and Assignment and Pledge.
(a) The Loan Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and thereto and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower and the Guarantor shall not have any right to assign any of its rights hereunder or thereunder or any interest herein or therein without the prior written consent of the Bank, and any such assignment shall be void. The Bank reserves the right to sell, transfer, assign and/or grant participations in all or a portion of its interest in the Loan and in connection therewith to disclose to any purchaser or potential purchaser of such interest any information furnished to the Bank by the Borrower the Guarantor or any other Person pursuant to the terms hereof and to assign to any such purchaser all or a portion of the Bank’s rights and interests under the terms of the Loan Documents without the consent of Borrower and Guarantor. For the avoidance of doubt, Borrower hereby acknowledges that Bank may in one or more transactions (a) sell or securitize the Loan or portions thereof in one or more transactions through the issuance of securities, which securities may be rated by the Rating Agencies, (b) sell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Loan or any portion thereof one or more times (including selling or assigning its duties, rights or obligations hereunder or under any Loan Document in whole, or in part, to a servicer and/or a trustee), (c) sell participation interests in the Loan one or more times, (d) re-securitize the securities issued in connection with any securitization, and/or (e) further divide, sever or split the Loan into two or more separate notes or components with different priorities. Borrower shall pay for any costs and expenses incurred by Borrower in connection with its cooperation to facilitate the consummation of any such transfer of Bank described herein; provided, however, Borrower shall not be responsible for the payment of any expenses incurred by Bank pursuant to this Section 7.07. If any provision or application of the Loan Documents is held unlawful or unenforceable in any respect, such illegality or unenforceability shall not affect the other provisions or applications which can be given effect, and such writings shall be construed as if the unlawful or unenforceable provision or application had never been contained herein or therein or prescribed hereby or thereby. Additionally, the Bank may at any time pledge all or any portion of its interest and rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all or any portion of any Note) to any of the twelve (12) Federal Reserve Banks organized under §4 of the Federal Reserve Act, 12 U.S.C. §341. No such pledge or the enforcement thereof shall release the Bank from its obligations hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents.
(b) If Bank sells a participation, it shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each participant’s interest in the Loan or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided, that, Bank shall not have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any participant or any information relating to a participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Bank shall not knowingly assign its rights or create participations or similar ownership interest in the Loan Documents in a manner that would knowingly cause the Borrower, the Collateral Assets or any portion of the Collateral Assets to be a “taxable mortgage pool” (as defined in Section 7701(i) of the Code); provided, however, that Bank shall have no liability hereunder to the extent a taxable mortgage pool status arises due to actions taken by Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower.
Section 7.08. Jurisdiction; Venue; Jury Trial.
(a) The Borrower and the Guarantor each irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that it will not commence any action, litigation or proceeding of any kind or description, whether in law or equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, against the Bank or any related party in any way relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions relating hereto or thereto, in any forum other than the courts of the State of New York sitting in New York County, and of the United States District Courts for the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, and each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of such courts and agrees that all claims in respect of any such action, litigation or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York state court or, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in such federal court and agrees to service of process is any such suit being made upon Borrower by mail at the address set forth in this Loan Agreement. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action, litigation 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 or in any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Bank may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against the Borrower, the Guarantor or their respective properties in the courts of any jurisdiction. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law.
(b) 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 ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (i) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
Section 7.09. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents together embody the entire agreement among the parties relating to the financial accommodations to be made available to Borrower hereunder and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, if any, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof, including but not limited to any Outline of Proposed Financing Terms and Conditions.
Section 7.10. 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 shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
Section 7.11. Governing Law. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any claims, controversy, dispute or cause of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) based upon, arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except, as to any other Loan Document, as expressly set forth therein) and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York, without regard to any conflicts of laws provisions that could or would result in the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction, other than Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law.
Section 7.12. PATRIOT Act. Bank hereby notifies Borrower that, pursuant to the requirements of the PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies Borrower, which information includes the name and address of Borrower and other information that will allow Bank to identify Borrower in accordance with the PATRIOT Act.
Section 7.13. Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of the same. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that nothing herein shall require the Bank to accept electronic signatures in any form or format without its prior written consent. In addition, Bank reserves the right to request manually executed counterparts of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents at its discretion after the date hereof.
Section 7.14. Time Of the Essence; No Oral Change. Time is of the essence of each provision of this Agreement and each other Loan Document. This Agreement and each of the Loan Documents is intended by the parties as the final, complete and exclusive statement of the transactions evidenced by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, all prior or contemporaneous promises, agreements, and understandings, whether oral or written, are deemed to be superseded by this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, and no party is relying on any promise, agreement or understanding not set forth in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents may only be amended, terminated, extended or otherwise modified by a writing signed by the party against which enforcement is sought (except no such writing shall be required for any party which, pursuant to a specific provision of any Loan Document, is required to be bound by changes without such party’s assent), and in no event shall any oral agreements, promises, actions, inactions, knowledge, course of conduct, course of dealings or the like be effective to amend, terminate, extend or otherwise modify this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
Section 7.15. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and if any one clause or provision hereof shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, then such invalidity or unenforceability shall affect only such clause or provision, or part thereof, in such jurisdiction, and shall not in any manner affect such clause or provision in any other jurisdiction, or any other clause or provision of this Agreement in any jurisdiction.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed as of the date first above written.
| PARENT BORROWER: | |||
| LCMT NPL WAREHOUSE, LLC | |||
| By: | /s/ James A. Briggs | ||
| Name: | James A. Briggs | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
[Signature Page to Loan Agreement]
| BANK: | |||
| NORTHEAST BANK | |||
| By: | /s/ Brian R. Doherty | ||
| Name: | Brian R. Doherty | ||
| Title: | Managing Director | ||
[Signature Page to Loan Agreement]
EXHIBIT A
[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
Exhibit
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENT
[see attached]
EXHIBIT C
FORM OF BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE
NORTHEAST BANK
One Marina Park Drive, Floor 8
Boston MA 02210
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.01 of the Loan Agreement, dated as of [___________], [_____] (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified after the date thereof, the “Loan Agreement”), among [____________________] a [_______________] (“Parent Borrower”), each REO Entity party thereto, [_______________], a [_______________] (“Guarantor”), and Northeast Bank, the undersigned, in his capacity as an authorized representative of Parent Borrower and Guarantor, hereby requests and certifies as follows:
| 1. | Collateral Asset/Borrowing Base. The following Schedule A and supporting information attached hereto accurately states the Collateral Asset/Borrowing Base as of the close of business on [________] [insert last day of preceding month]. |
| Advance # | Collateral Asset |
Collateral Asset Outstanding Principal Balance |
Borrowing Base Percentage |
Advance outstanding principal balance |
Borrowing Base Percentage compliance |
| [1] | [Palm Springs] | [$1,000,000] | [60%] | [$500,000] | [yes] |
| 2. | No Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. |
| 3. | Representations True. Each of the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of the Borrower and Guarantor in the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true in all material respects as of the date hereof (other than for changes in the ordinary course of business permitted by the Loan Agreement and representations and warranties that are limited to a specific date) and shall also be true in all material respects as of the Funding Date for the Advance requested hereby. |
| 4. | No Adverse Change. There has been no material adverse change in the business, property or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower or the Guarantor since the date of the latest financial statement with respect to such Person furnished to the Bank. |
| 5. | Definitions. Terms defined in the Loan Agreement are used herein with the meanings so defined. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this request this _____ day of _____________, _____.
| PARENT BORROWER: | ||
| [________________] | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| REO ENTITY: | ||
| [________________] | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| GUARANTOR: | ||
| [________________] | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
Schedule A
Borrowing Base Calculation
(TO BE ATTACHED)
EXHIBIT D
JOINDER AGREEMENT
THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of the [___] day of [_______], [______], by and between [_____________],a [______________] (the “Parent Borrower”), [________________], a [_____________] (the “Joining Party”), the undersigned REO Entities, the undersigned Guarantor and Northeast Bank, a Maine banking corporation (the “Bank”). The Bank, Parent Borrower, Joining Party, Guarantor, and the REO Entities agree as follows.
The Bank and the Parent Borrower have entered into to a Loan Agreement dated as of [___________], 20___, as amended from time to time (the “Loan Agreement”). Parent Borrower and the Joining Party have requested that the Bank provide an Advance to the Joining Party pursuant to Section 3.02 of the Loan Agreement. As contemplated by the Loan Agreement, the parties hereto are entering into this Agreement for the purpose of adding the Joining Party as a party to the Loan Agreement.
Joining Party expects to realize direct and indirect benefits as a result of the availability to the Parent Borrower and REO Entities of the credit facilities under the Loan Agreement.
1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise expressly indicated, all capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise herein defined shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Loan Agreement.
2. Joinder in Loan Agreement; Guaranty; Additional Documents. By this Joinder Agreement, Joining Party hereby becomes a “REO Entity” under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents with respect to all the Obligations of the Borrowers now or hereafter incurred under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Joining Party agrees that Joining Party is and shall be bound by, and hereby assumes, all representations, warranties, covenants, terms, conditions, duties and waivers applicable to a Borrower under the Loan Agreement the other Loan Documents. Guarantor consents to the terms hereof and acknowledges and agrees that the Guaranty delivered to the Bank pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement applies to the Joining Party and the Obligations of the Joining Party under the terms of the Loan Agreement. Joining Party, Guarantor, Parent Borrower and REO Entity agree that (i) the documents given by Joining Party in connection with the execution of this Amendment are the applicable Advance Documents and (ii) the Advance Approval Schedule accepted by Joining Party in connection with the execution of this Agreement is an “Advance Approval Schedule” under the Loan Agreement.
3. Representations and Warranties of Joining Party. Joining Party, Parent Borrower, REO Entities and Guarantor represent and warrant to Bank that, the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects, after giving effect to this Joinder Agreement and Joining Party becoming an REO Entity. As of the date hereof, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing after giving effect to the Joining Party becoming an REO Entity.
4. Further Assurances. Joining Party agrees to execute and deliver such other instruments and documents and take such other action, as Bank may reasonably request, in connection with becoming an REO Entity pursuant to the Loan Agreement.
5. GOVERNING LAW. THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION UNDER, AND SHALL, PURSUANT TO NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SECTION 5-1401, BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
6. Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
7. Reaffirmation. This Joinder Agreement is a Loan Document. Joining Party, Parent Borrower, REO Entity and Guarantor hereby ratify, confirm and reaffirm all of the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement, and each of the other Loan Documents, and further acknowledge and agree that all of the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement shall remain in full force and effect except as expressly provided in this Joinder Agreement. Except where the context clearly requires otherwise, all references to the Loan Agreement in any other Loan Document shall be to the Loan Agreement as amended by this Joinder Agreement.
[Signature page follows.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Joinder Agreement has been duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
| NORTHEAST BANK, a Maine banking corporation | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
(Signatures continue on following page)
GUARANTOR:
[_____________________________]
JOINING PARTY:
[____________________________]
PARENT BORROWER:
[_____________________________]
REO ENTITIES:
[____________________________]
EXHIBIT E
FORM OF ADVANCE APPROVAL SCHEDULE
Approval Schedule
[SEE ATTACHED]
EXHIBIT F
FORM OF PROMISSORY NOTE
[See attached]
EXHIBIT G
FORM OF CONSENT
[See Attached]
[FORM OF] WRITTEN CONSENT
OF
SOLE MEMBER
OF
LCMT NPL WAREHOUSE, LLC
, 20
The undersigned, being the sole member (the “Member”) of LCMT NPL Warehouse, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), pursuant to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company date as of December 10, 2025, (the “Operating Agreement”) does hereby consent to and adopt the following actions and resolutions:
WHEREAS, in connection with that certain Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”), dated December 10, 2025, by and between the Company and Northeast Bank, a banking corporation (the “Bank”), the Company desires to obtain an advance in the amount of $[_] (the “Advance”) in connection with that certain loan known as [_], to be evidenced by a Promissory Note by the Company to the order of the Bank (the “Note”) and an Advance Approval Schedule, by and among the Bank, the Company and Lument Finance Trust, Inc. (the “Advance Approval Schedule”), and any documents needed in connection therewith, as well as any and all instruments, pledges, agreements, indemnities, certificates, financing statements and other documents executed in connection therewith, as the Bank may require, each in substantially the form reviewed by the undersigned (the Note, the Advance Approval Schedule, and such other instruments, pledges, agreements, indemnities, certificates, financing statements, assignments and other documents, collectively, the “Advance Documents”); and
WHEREAS, the Member has determined that it is in the best interest of the Company for the Company to enter into the Advance Documents and obtain the Advance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Advance as set forth in the Advance Documents and all actions contemplated thereby are hereby authorized, confirmed, ratified and approved in all respects;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the terms and conditions of the Advance Documents, and the Company’s performance thereunder be, and each hereby is, approved, authorized and adopted in all respects and for all purposes, and each of the officers of the Company (each, an “Authorized Officer”), be, and hereby is, authorized, empowered and directed, in the name and on behalf of the Company, to execute and deliver the Advance Documents in the forms presented to and considered by the Member, with such changes, modifications or supplements thereto as shall be approved by any Authorized Officer, the execution and delivery thereof by an Authorized Officer to be deemed conclusive evidence of such Authorized Officer’s approval of any changes, modifications or supplements thereto; FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Authorized Officers be, and hereby are, severally authorized to sign, execute, certify to, verify, acknowledge, deliver, accept, ratify, file, and record any and all such additional agreements, certificates, documents, disbursement requests, compliance certificates, reports and schedules (including, but not limited to, any renewals, extensions, amendments, modifications, or restatements of any of the foregoing), and to take, or cause to be taken, any and all such action, in the name and on behalf of the Company, which shall be required to consummate the transactions contemplated by these resolutions or which any Authorized Officer deems necessary or appropriate and in the best interest of the Company in order to effect the purposes of the foregoing resolutions, the taking of any action by an Authorized Officer in furtherance of such matters to be deemed conclusive evidence that the Authorized Officer taking such action deemed it to be necessary or appropriate and in the best interest of the Company;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that any and all past actions heretofore taken on behalf of the Company by the Authorized Officers, in furtherance of any or all of the preceding resolutions be, and the same hereby are, ratified, confirmed and approved and adopted as the acts of the Company; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that for purposes of these resolutions, a facsimile copy or an e-mail of a PDF file containing a copy of the signature page, which may be signed by digital signature of the person executing these resolutions shall be effective as an original signature and effective as an execution counterpart thereof.
[Signature page follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Written Consent as of the date first above written.
| SOLE MEMBER: | ||
| LUMENT COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST, a Maryland real estate investment trust | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
EXHIBIT H
Form of Monthly Reporting Certificate
[See Attached]
EXHIBIT I
Form of Note Endorsement
[See Attached]
EXHIBIT J
Form of Absolute Assignment of Security Agreement All of the following items with respect to any potential REO Property which shall be obtained by REO Entity at REO Entity’s cost and delivered to Bank:
[See Attached]
EXHIBIT K
REO PROPERTY QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
(i) True, complete and correct copies of all non-residential Leases in effect with respect to the REO Property together with copies of all current financial statements and other financial information with respect to the tenants and subtenants of such REO Property as may be available to the Borrower, together with such estoppels and subordination agreements as may be requested by Bank; provided, however, with respect to any residential leases, Borrower has delivered to Bank a form of residential lease for the applicable REO Property
(ii) A proforma title policy or commitment to issue a title policy, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank, issued by a title company acceptable to Bank, covering such potential REO Property, listing REO Entity as the fee titleholder thereto, and insuring the lien of the mortgage, in such amount as may be determined by Bank, for the benefit of the Bank as a first priority lien;
(iii) A current or currently certified survey of such potential REO Property, certified in form reasonably acceptable to Bank, prepared by a surveyor licensed in the applicable jurisdiction and reasonably acceptable to Bank;
(iv) A certificate from a licensed engineer or other professional reasonably satisfactory to Bank that such potential REO Property is not located in a Special Flood Hazard Area as defined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or if such potential REO Property is located in a Special Flood Hazard Area the Borrower shall provide evidence of flood insurance required pursuant to any governmental regulations applicable to Borrower, such potential REO Property or Bank;
(v) Copies of all management agreements relating to the management of such potential REO Property, and other material contracts relating to the use, occupancy, operation, maintenance, enjoyment or ownership of such potential REO Property, in each case, with respect to which a Borrower is a party, to the extent any such agreements shall be in place at any time the potential REO Property is Collateral, which such agreements shall not be subject to Bank’s approval. All such agreements shall be collaterally assigned to the Bank;
(vi) Evidence reasonably acceptable and copies of any certificates of occupancy required by law for continued occupancy of the potential REO Property to Bank that such potential REO Property complies with applicable zoning and land use laws in all material respects;
(vii) UCC, tax, judgment and lien search reports with respect to such potential REO Property in all necessary or appropriate jurisdictions indicating that there are no liens of record on such potential Collateral, the applicable REO Entity or the direct or indirect equity interests in such REO Entity; (viii) Copies of all policies of insurance or certificates of insurance evidencing the insurance that will be required pursuant to this Agreement;
(ix) An appraisal satisfactory to Bank of such potential REO Property;
(x) The legal opinion of counsel to Parent Borrower acceptable to Bank and, with respect to any opinions applicable to the state in which the potential REO Property is located qualified to practice in such state, addressed to the Bank covering the enforceability of such Advance Documents, the REO Entity’s existence and authority to enter into such Advance Documents, and such other matters as Bank shall reasonably request;
(xi) Evidence reasonably satisfactory to Bank that the Recordable Documents are effective to create in favor of Bank a legal, valid and enforceable first lien or security title and security interest in such potential REO Property and that all filings, recordings, deliveries of instruments and other actions necessary or desirable to protect and preserve such liens or security title or security interests have been duly effected; and
(xii) Such other documents, instruments, agreements and certificates as Bank may reasonably request.
EXHIBIT L
REQUIRED PROPERTY, HAZARD AND OTHER INSURANCE
Borrower shall at all times provide and maintain the following insurance coverages with respect to the REO Property issued by insurers admitted in the state where the REO Property is located or eligible surplus lines carriers, rated at least A- VII by A.M. Best; Bank approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed:
| 1. | physical insurance on an Property Special Form coverage (including, without limitation, flood required if property is in a “Special Flood Hazard Area” A or V, vandalism and malicious mischief, earthquake, ‘Collapse’ as provided under the policy form, equipment breakdown, boiler explosion, sprinkler coverage, cost of demolition, increased costs of construction and the value of the undamaged portion of the building and soft costs coverage) covering all the real estate, fixtures and personal property to the extent of the full insurable value thereof, on a builder’s risk non-reporting form prior to completion and occupancy to Occupy Endorsement, having replacement cost and agreed amount endorsements (provided that deductibles as follows: (i) All Other Perils deductibles not to exceed the greater of $100,000 or 5% per occurrence; (ii) Named Storm/Wind 5% per location; (iii) Earthquake up to 5–10% per location depending on zone; and (iv) Flood: per NFIP/private program minimums); |
| 2. | rent loss or business interruption insurance in an amount equal to one year’s projected rentals or gross revenues; |
| 3. | public liability insurance, with underlying and umbrella coverages totaling not less than $1,000,000.00 per occurrence and $2,000,000.00 in the aggregate or such other amounts as may be reasonably determined by Bank from time to time, provided that any such coverage limits are obtainable in the insurance marketplace; |
| 4. | automobile liability insurance (including non-owned automobile) with a coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence during construction; |
| 5. | worker’s compensation, employer’s liability and other insurance required by law; |
| 6. | during any period of restoration, replacement or rebuilding with respect to the REO Property, insurance covering those risks required to be covered by the general contractor, or an applicable contractor or a sub-contractor, under any plans and specifications, the construction contracts, or any of the other construction documents; |
| 7. | during any period of restoration, replacement or rebuilding with respect to the REO Property, errors and omissions or similar coverages from the architect and consulting engineers in limits and written by companies satisfactory to Bank; and |
| 8. | such other insurance coverages in such amounts as Bank may request consistent with the customary practices of prudent developers and owners of similar properties. |
An actual insurance policy or certified copy thereof, or a certificate of insurance or other evidence of property coverage in the form of Acord 28 (Evidence of Property Coverage), Acord 25 (Certificate of Insurance), or a 30-day binder (with proof of payment) in form acceptable to Bank with an unconditional undertaking to deliver the policy or a certified copy within sixty (60) days (and in any event no later than ninety (90) days), shall be delivered at closing of the Advance and upon each renewal or replacement of such insurance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an actual insurance policy or certified copy thereof is required for flood insurance.
Flood insurance shall be provided if the property or the collateral is located in a flood prone, flood risk or flood hazard area as designated pursuant to the Federal Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, and the Regulations thereunder, or if otherwise reasonably required by Bank.
Bank shall be named as first mortgagee on policies of all-risk-type insurance on the Property, as lender loss payee on the applicable Collateral and its contents, and as first mortgagee on rent-loss or business interruption coverages related thereto.
Except with respect to public liability insurance, as to which Bank shall be named as an additional insured with respect to the REO Property or the Collateral, all other required insurance coverages shall have a so-called “Mortgagee’s endorsement” or “Lender’s loss-payable endorsement” which shall provide in substance as follows:
| 1. | Loss or damage, if any, under the policy shall be paid to Bank and its successors and assigns (which shall be collectively referred to herein as “Lender”) in whatever form or capacity its interest may appear and whether said interest be vested in said Bank in its individual or in its disclosed or undisclosed fiduciary or representative capacity, or otherwise, or vested in a nominee or trustee of said Bank. |
| 2. | The insurance under the policy, or under any rider or endorsement attached thereto, as to the interest only of Bank, its successors and assigns, shall not be invalidated nor suspended: |
| a. | by any error, omission or change respecting the ownership, description, possession or location of the subject of the insurance or the interests therein or the title thereto; or |
| b. | by the commencement of foreclosure or similar proceedings or the giving of notice of sale of any of the property covered by the policy by virtue of any mortgage, deed of trust, or security interest; or |
| c. | by any breach of warranty, act, omission, neglect, or noncompliance with any provisions of the policy by the named insured, or anyone else, whether before or after a loss, which under the provisions of the policy of insurance, would invalidate or suspend the insurance as to the named insured, excluding, however, any acts or omissions of Bank while exercising active control and management of the insured property. |
| 3. | Insurer shall provide Bank with not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of cancellation of the policy (for non-payment or any other reason) or of the non-renewal thereof. |
| 4. | The insurer reserves the right to cancel the policy at any time, but only as provided by its terms. However, in such case the policy shall continue in force for the benefit of Bank for thirty (30) days after written notice of such cancellation is received by Bank and shall then cease. |
| 5. | Should legal title to and beneficial ownership of any of the property covered under the policy become vested in Bank or its agents, successors or assigns, insurance under the policy shall continue for the term thereof for the benefit of Bank. |
| 6. | All notices herein provided to be given by the insurer to Bank in connection with this policy and Bank’s loss payable endorsement shall be mailed to or delivered to Bank by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, as provided below: |
Property Insurance:
Northeast Bank, ISAOA/ATIMA
P.O. Box 1610
Coppell, TX 75019
Liability Insurance:
Northeast Bank, ISAOA ATIMA
35 Canal Street
PO Box 1707
Lewiston, ME 04241
Flood Insurance:
Northeast Bank, ISAOA/ATIMA
P.O. Box 1610
Coppell, TX 75019
Exhibit 10.5
GUARANTY
This Guaranty (“Guaranty”) is given as of December 10, 2025 by LUMENT FINANCE TRUST, INC., a Maryland corporation, having its principal place of business at 230 Park Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10169 (the “Guarantor”) in favor of NORTHEAST BANK, a banking corporation organized under the laws of the State of Maine (hereinafter called the “Bank”).
Simultaneously with the execution and delivery hereof, pursuant to the terms of a Loan Agreement of even date herewith (the “Loan Agreement”) by and among LCMT NPL WAREHOUSE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Parent Borrower”), the REO Entities that are or may be a party thereto (the REO Entities, together with the Parent Borrower, individually and collectively, jointly and severally, the “Borrower”), the Guarantor and the Bank, the Bank may make loans (collectively the “Loan”) to the Borrower, which Loan is secured by, among other things, a Security Agreement, of even date herewith entered into by Parent Borrower in favor of the Bank. Guarantor has a direct or indirect ownership interest in each Borrower, and will directly benefit from the Loan. Any capitalized term not defined in this Guaranty has the meaning given to such term in the Loan Agreement.
As a condition to entering into the Loan Agreement, the Bank has required the Guarantor to indemnify the Bank from and against losses arising out of certain actions or inactions on the part of the Borrower or the Guarantor (each, a “Related Party”) as set forth below, and to guaranty payment to the Bank of the Guaranteed Obligations in the event of the occurrence of certain events set forth below.
Guarantor acknowledges that the Bank is entering into the Loan Agreement in reliance upon the agreements of the Guarantor set forth herein.
In order to induce the Bank to make the Loan to the Borrower, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Guarantor hereby agrees as follows:
1. Guaranty and Agreement to be Primarily Obligated. Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally, jointly and severally, guarantees to Bank and its successors and assigns the payment and performance of the Guaranteed Obligations as and when the same shall be due and payable, whether by lapse of time, by acceleration of maturity or otherwise.
2. Definition of Guaranteed Obligations. As used herein, the term “Guaranteed Obligations” means all of the Guarantor’s obligations and liabilities pursuant to this Section 2 upon the occurrence of a Guaranty Event or a Trigger Event, as applicable (each as defined below):
a. Guarantor hereby assumes liability as a primary obligor for, hereby unconditionally, jointly and severally, guarantees payment to Bank of, hereby agrees to pay, protect, defend and save Bank harmless from and against, and hereby indemnifies Bank from and against, and to pay and fully compensate Bank for, any and all claims, suits, liabilities, actions, proceedings, obligations, debts, demands, causes of action, damages, actual out-of-pocket losses, fines, penalties, charges, fees, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, awards and amounts paid in settlement of whatever kind or nature (including, without limitation, court costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and other costs of defense) incurred or suffered by, or asserted against, Bank to the extent arising out of or in connection with any of the following (hereunder a “Guaranty Event”):
| i. | any fraud, willful misconduct, gross negligence, or intentional misrepresentation by a Related Party in connection with the Loan, the Loan Documents, and/or any Collateral Asset Documents; |
| ii. | intentional physical waste of any Collateral securing the payment and performance of the Loan committed or expressly permitted via an intentional act or intentional omission by a Related Party; |
| iii. | a Related Party’s or Servicer’s, as applicable, misapplication, misappropriation, or conversion of any funds in violation of the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, payments made by Account Debtor, rents or other gross revenue, security deposits, reserves, insurance proceeds, condemnation awards or other payments with respect to the Collateral; |
| iv. | (a) failure of Borrower to procure insurance in respect of the Mortgaged Property if the Account Debtor fails to maintain the insurance required by the Collateral Asset Documents as required under the Loan Documents or (b) failure of REO Entity to maintain and pay, as applicable, insurance premiums and insurance in respect of the REO Property as required under the Loan Documents to the extent there are sufficient revenues from the REO Property available to pay the same; |
| v. | (a) failure of Borrower to pay any real estate taxes or assessments due with respect to the Mortgaged Property to the extent both (y) the Account Debtor fails to pay the same under the Collateral Asset Documents and (z) such failure results in governmental action to enforce rights via tax taking, tax sale or similar, or (b) failure of REO Entity to pay any real estate taxes or assessments due with respect to the REO Property to the extent there are sufficient revenues from the REO Property available to pay the same; |
| vi. | there is a grant of an unauthorized lien on any Collateral or any part thereof in violation of the Loan Documents; |
| vii. | the failure of Parent Borrower or REO Entity to be, and at all times to have been a Special Purpose Entity (for the avoidance of doubt, the recourse described in this clause shall not preclude recourse for a substantive consolidation described below); |
| viii. | the failure of Borrower to (i) provide copies of material notices received relative to the Collateral Asset to Bank in violation of the Loan Agreement or (ii) obtain Bank’s prior written consent prior to commencing any remedial actions or workout to the extent expressly required pursuant to the Loan Documents; |
| ix. | the violation of any of the terms, obligations, covenants or conditions set forth in the second sentence of Section 5.09(a) [Disposition of Collateral; Modification of Collateral] of the Loan Agreement, Section 5.11 [Environmental Indemnity] of the Loan Agreement, or Section 5.27 [Participations] of the Loan Agreement; |
| x. | the failure of Borrower or REO Entity to transfer control of any reserves, advance deposits, security deposits or any other deposit accounts maintained or collected by Borrower in accordance with the Collateral Asset Documents or the Loan Documents, to Bank upon a foreclosure of the Collateral or action in lieu thereof, except to the extent any such reserves and deposits were applied in accordance with the terms and provisions of the applicable Collateral Asset Documents, if applicable; for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall include any reserves or escrows funded (or purported to be funded) by the Collateral Asset loan proceeds even if such reserves or escrows, as applicable, were not actually funded into an account by Borrower (e.g., an unfunded interest reserve or unfunded escrow); |
| xi. | any litigation or other legal proceeding related to the Obligations and/or the Loan filed by a Related Party that delays, opposes, impedes, obstructs, hinders, enjoins or otherwise interferes with or frustrates the efforts of the Bank to exercise its rights and remedies under the Loan Documents; provided, however, that no liability shall accrue in connection with a Related Parties good faith, bona fide defense of any improper exercise by the Bank of its rights under the Loan Documents; |
| xii. | any criminal acts that results in the seizure or forfeiture of the Collateral or any portion thereof, by or at the instruction of a Related Party; and/or |
| xiii. | except as set forth in Section 2(ii)(1) below, a Transfer occurs in violation of the Loan Documents. |
| b. | Upon the occurrence of a Trigger Event (as defined hereunder), and notwithstanding the provisions set forth above, Guarantor hereby acknowledges and agrees that Guarantor shall be fully and personally liable for the full amount of the Loan (and each Advance) and the timely satisfaction of all of the Obligations under the Loan Documents, each as the same may be hereafter amended, modified, extended, renewed or recast, including, but not limited to the payment of the entire amount of all then outstanding principal balance of the Loan, together with interest and other charges thereon as provided for in the Loan Documents, and all of the Bank’s fees, costs, expenses and attorneys’ fees in connection with such Obligations. As used herein, the term “Trigger Event” shall mean and refer to the occurrence of any of the following events: |
| i. | a Change of Control occurs in violation of the Loan Documents; |
| ii. | a Conversion occurs without the satisfaction of the Conversion Conditions; |
| iii. | the violation of any of the terms, obligations, covenants or conditions set forth in the first sentence of Section 5.09(a) [Disposition of Collateral; Modification of Collateral] of the Loan Agreement; |
| iv. | Parent Borrower or REO Entity fails to be, and to at all times have been, a Special Purpose Entity, which failure results in the substantive consolidation of Parent Borrower or REO Entity, on the one hand, with any Affiliate, on the other hand, in a bankruptcy or other similar proceeding; |
| v. | a Related Party files a voluntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code or any other federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency law; |
| vi. | an Affiliate, member, manager, or representative which controls, directly or indirectly, Borrower, REO Entity or Guarantor files, or joins in the filing of, an involuntary petition against a Related Party under the Bankruptcy Code or any other federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency law, or solicits or causes to be solicited petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition against a Related Party from any person; |
| vii. | a Related Party files an answer consenting to or otherwise acquiescing in or joining in any involuntary petition filed against a Related Party, by any other person under the Bankruptcy Code or any other federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency law, or solicits or causes to be solicited petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition from any person; |
| viii. | a Related Party or any Affiliate, member, manager, or representative which controls Borrower consents to or acquiesces in or joins in an application for the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee, or examiner for all or any portion of the Collateral (other than in connection with a Foreclosure Action with respect to such Collateral made in accordance with the Loan Documents) by any person other than the Bank; |
| ix. | a Related Party makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors (other than Bank) or admits in writing or in any legal proceeding, its insolvency or inability to pay its debts as they become due; and/or |
| x. | a Related Party contests or opposes any motion made by the Bank to obtain relief from the automatic stay or seeks to reinstate the automatic stay in the event of any federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding involving a Related Party. |
| c. | All sums payable to Bank under this Guaranty shall be payable on demand and without reduction for any offset, claim, counterclaim or defense, without further notice, against Guarantor hereunder, without proceeding against the Borrower or any other person or other Collateral for the obligations secured by this Guaranty. |
| d. | Guarantor hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and save harmless Bank from and against any and all costs, losses, liabilities, claims, causes of action, expenses and damages, including attorneys’ fees and disbursements, which Bank may suffer or which otherwise may arise by reason of the failure to pay any of the Guaranteed Obligations when due, irrespective of whether such costs, losses, liabilities, claims, causes of action, expenses or damages are incurred by Bank prior or subsequent to Bank’s declaring the principal, interest and other sums evidenced or secured by the Loan Documents to be due and payable. |
| e. | Guarantor agrees that no portion of any sums applied, from time to time, in reduction of the Loan shall be deemed to have been applied in reduction of the Guaranteed Obligations until such time as the Loan has been paid in full, or Guarantor shall have made the full payment required hereunder, it being the intention hereof that the Guaranteed Obligations shall be the last portion of the Loan to be deemed satisfied. |
| f. | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any of the Loan Documents, Bank shall not be deemed to have waived any right which Bank may have under Sections 506(a), 506(b), 1111(b) or any other provisions of the bankruptcy code to file a claim for the full amount of the Loan or to require that all collateral shall continue to secure all of the Obligations owing to Bank in accordance with the Loan Documents. |
| g. | This Guaranty shall survive and continue in full force and effect beyond and after the payment and satisfaction of the Guaranteed Obligations and the obligations of Borrower. |
| 2. | Waivers. Guarantor hereby waives and relinquishes to the fullest extent now or hereafter not prohibited by applicable law: |
i. all suretyship defenses and defenses in the nature thereof; ii. any right or claim of right to cause a marshalling of the assets of Borrower or of any Collateral, or to cause Bank to proceed against any of the other security for the Guaranteed Obligations or the obligations of Borrower before proceeding under this Guaranty against Guarantor, or, if there shall be more than one Guarantor, to require Bank to proceed against any other Guarantor or any of Guarantors in any particular order;
iii. all rights and remedies, including, but not limited to, any rights of subrogation, contribution, reimbursement, exoneration or indemnification pursuant to any agreement, express or implied, or now or hereafter accorded by applicable law to indemnitors, guarantors, sureties or accommodation parties; provided, however, unless Bank otherwise expressly agrees in writing, such waiver by any particular Guarantor shall not be effective to the extent that by virtue thereof such Guarantor’s liability under this Guaranty or under any other Loan Document is rendered invalid, voidable, or unenforceable under any applicable state or federal law dealing with the recovery or avoidance of so-called preferences or fraudulent transfers or conveyances or otherwise;
iv. notice of the acceptance hereof, presentment, demand for payment, protest, notice of protest, or any and all notice of nonpayment, nonperformance, nonobservance or default, or other proof or notice of demand whereby to charge Guarantor therefor;
v. the pleading of any Statute of Limitations as a defense to Guarantor’s obligations hereunder; and
vi. the right to a trial by jury in any matter related to this Guaranty.
GUARANTOR AND BANK MUTUALLY HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED ON THIS GUARANTY, ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS GUARANTY OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALINGS, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY. THIS WAIVER IS GIVEN AS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO BANK TO ACCEPT THIS GUARANTY AND TO MAKE THE LOAN.
In addition to the foregoing, Guarantor hereby: (a) waives notice of any extension, modification, refunding, amendment, addition or supplement to, deletion or departure from, or breach of any of the terms of this Guaranty or the other Loan Documents or any other agreement that may be made relating hereto or thereto; (b) waives notice of the occurrence of any default hereunder or the occurrence of any default or Event of Default under any of the Loan Documents, any compromise, release, consent, or other action or inaction with respect to the collateral granted to Bank under any of the Loan Documents or any of the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents; (c) waives notice with respect to any exercise or non-exercise by Bank, or any right, power, or remedy under or in respect of the Loan Documents or any security, lien, deposit, pledge, or guaranty held in connection with the liabilities of Borrower under the Loan Documents; and (d) waives any defense based upon an election of remedies by Bank whether or not the right of Guarantor to proceed against Borrower for reimbursement is affected.
3. Cumulative Rights. Bank’s rights under this Guaranty shall be in addition to and not in limitation of all of the rights and remedies of Bank under the Loan Documents. All rights and remedies of Bank shall be cumulative and may be exercised in such manner and combination as Bank may determine.
4. No Impairment. The liability of Guarantor hereunder shall in no way be limited or impaired by, and Guarantor hereby assents to and agrees to be bound by, any amendment or modification of the provisions of the Loan Documents to or with Bank by Borrower or any other Guarantor or any person who succeeds the Borrower. In addition, the liability of Guarantor under this Guaranty and the other Loan Documents shall in no way be limited or impaired by:
i. any extensions of time for performance required by any of the Loan Documents;
ii. any amendment to or modification of any of the Loan Documents;
iii. any sale or assignment of the Loan or any sale, assignment, transfer, exchange or foreclosure of any Collateral;
iv. the accuracy or inaccuracy of any of the representations or warranties made by or on behalf of Borrower or Guarantor, under any Loan Document or otherwise;
v. the release of Borrower or any other person or entity, from performance or observance of any of the agreements, covenants, terms or conditions contained in any of the Loan Documents by operation of law, Bank’s voluntary act, or otherwise;
vi. the filing of any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding by or against Borrower or any subsequent owner of the Collateral;
vii. the release or substitution in whole or part of any collateral or security for the obligations or the Guaranteed Obligations;
viii. Bank’s failure to perfect, protect, secure, or insure any security interest or lien given as security for the Obligations;
ix. the release of any other party now or hereafter liable upon or in respect of this Guaranty or any of the other Loan Documents; or
x. the invalidity or unenforceability of all or any portion of any of the Loan Documents as to Borrower or any other person or entity.
Any of the foregoing may be accomplished with or without notice to Borrower or any Guarantor and with or without consideration.
5. Delay Not Waiver. No delay on Bank’s part in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any of the Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver of any such privilege, power or right. No waiver by Bank in any instance shall constitute a waiver in any other instance.
6. Warranties and Representations. Guarantor warrants and represents to Bank for the express purpose of inducing Bank to enter into the Loan Agreement, to accept this Guaranty, and to otherwise complete the transactions contemplated by the Loan Agreement that as of the date of this Guaranty and at all times thereafter until the Loan is repaid and all Guaranteed Obligations to Bank have been satisfied in full, as follows:
i. Incorporation by Reference. Each warranty and representation made by Guarantor herein or in the Loan Agreement is true, accurate and complete and is incorporated herein by reference;
ii. Existence and Power. Guarantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing, if applicable, under the laws of the state of its organization and duly licensed or qualified to transact business as a limited partnership in all jurisdictions where the character of the property owned or leased or the nature of the business transacted by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary, and has all requisite power and authority to own its property and carry on its business. Guarantor has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver and to perform all of its obligations under the Guaranty.
iii. Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by Guarantor of this Guaranty has been duly authorized by all requisite action on its part and does not and shall not (a) require any consent or approval of any person or governmental authority, (b) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction or decree or the organizational documents of Guarantor, (c) result in a breach of or constitute a default under any contract, agreement or other writing to which Guarantor is a party or by which it or any of its property may be bound or affected, or (d) result in, or require the creation or imposition of, any mortgage, security interest or other interest, encumbrance, claim or charge of any nature, except in favor of the Bank.
iv. Financial Information. True and complete copies of the financial statements of Guarantor have been delivered to Bank and each of the same are true, accurate and complete and fairly present Guarantor’s financial condition as of the dates thereof and no material and adverse change has occurred in Guarantor’s financial condition or business since the respective dates thereof; and each financial statement of Guarantor submitted in the future shall be true, accurate and complete and shall fairly present Guarantor’s financial condition as of the dates thereof;
v. No Violation. The payment and performance by Guarantor of Guarantor’s obligations under the Loan Agreement and this Guaranty do not and shall not constitute a violation of any law, order, regulation, contract or agreement to which Guarantor is a party or by which Guarantor or Guarantor’s property may be bound;
vi. No Litigation. There is no material litigation now pending or, to the best of Guarantor’s knowledge threatened in writing, against Guarantor which, if adversely decided would materially impair the ability of Guarantor to pay and perform Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty or the Loan Agreement.
vii. Taxes. Guarantor has filed all required income and other material tax returns, has paid all due and payable taxes, assessments and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon it or upon any of its income or profits or upon any of its property.
viii. Solvency. Guarantor is solvent and is not rendered insolvent by the obligations undertaken in this Guaranty. Guarantor is not contemplating either the filing of a petition or proceeding under any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency or reorganization laws or the liquidating of all or a major portion of Guarantor’s property, and Guarantor has no knowledge of any such petition or proceeding being filed against Guarantor.
ix. Material Economic Benefit. The granting of the Loan to Borrower will constitute a material economic benefit to Guarantor.
7. Notices. Any notice or other communication in connection with this Guaranty shall be in writing and (i) deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid by registered or certified mail, or (ii) hand delivered by any commercially recognized courier service or overnight delivery service such as Federal Express, addressed as follows:
If to Guarantor:
Lument Finance Trust, Inc.
c/o Lument Investment Management
10 W. Broad Street, 8th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Attention: Legal Department
Email: generalcounsel@lument.com
with copies by regular mail or such hand delivery to:
Dechert LLP
300 S Tryon St #800
Charlotte, NC 28202
Attention: John Timperio
Email: John.Timperio@dechert.com
and
Dechert LLP
2929 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Attention: Jonathan Gaynor
Email: Jonathan.Gaynor@dechert.com
If to Bank:
Northeast Bank
One Marina Park Dr., Floor 8
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
Attention: Legal Department
with copies by regular mail or such hand delivery to:
Riemer & Braunstein LLP
100 Cambridge Street, 22nd Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02114
Attention: Michael G. Weinstein, Esq.
Any such addressee may change its address for such notices to any other address in the United States as such addressee shall have specified by written notice given as set forth above.
All periods of notice shall be measured from the deemed date of delivery. A notice shall be deemed to have been given, delivered and received upon the earliest of: (i) if sent by such certified or registered mail, on the third Business Day following the date of post-mark, or (ii) if hand delivered by such courier or overnight delivery service, when so delivered or tendered for delivery during customary business hours on a Business Day at the specified address, or (iii) if so mailed, on the date of actual receipt (or tender of delivery) as evidenced by the return receipt, or (iv) if so delivered, upon actual receipt.
8. No Oral Change. No provision of this Guaranty may be changed, waived, discharged, or terminated orally (in person or by telephone) or by any other means except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the change, waiver or discharge or termination is sought.
9. Parties Bound; Benefit. This Guaranty shall be binding upon Guarantor and Guarantor’s successors, assigns, and personal representatives and shall be for the benefit of Bank, and of any subsequent holder of Bank’s interest in the Loan and of any owner of a participation interest therein. In the event the interest of Bank under the Loan Documents is sold or transferred, then the liability of the Guarantor to Bank shall then be in favor of both Bank originally named herein and each subsequent holder of Bank’s interest therein, to the extent of their respective interests. The Bank may at any time and from time to time, without consent of or notice to the Guarantor, without incurring responsibility to the Guarantor, without releasing, impairing or affecting the liability of the Guarantor hereunder, upon or without any terms or conditions, and in whole or in part: (1) sell, pledge, surrender, compromise, settle, release, renew, subordinate, extend, alter, substitute, exchange, change, modify or otherwise dispose of or deal with in any manner and in any order any Obligations, any evidence thereof, or any security or other guaranty therefor; (2) accept any security for or other guarantor of any Obligations; (3) fail, neglect or omit to obtain, realize upon or protect any Obligations or any security therefor, to exercise any lien upon or right to any money, credit or property toward the liquidation of the Obligations, or to exercise any other right against the Borrower or the Guarantor, any other guarantor or any other person; and (4) apply any payments and credits to the Obligations in any manner and in any order. No act, omission or thing, except full payment and discharge of the Obligations, which but for this provision could act as a release or impairment of the liability of the Guarantor hereunder, shall in any way release, impair or otherwise affect the liability of the Guarantor hereunder, and the Guarantor waives any and all defenses of the Borrower pertaining to the Obligations, any evidence thereof, and any security therefor, except the defense of discharge by payment.
10. Joint and Several. If there is more than one (1) Guarantor, the obligations of each Guarantor and such Guarantor’s respective successors, assigns, heirs and personal representatives shall be and remain joint and several. Each reference to Guarantor shall include each Guarantor separately as well as all Guarantors collectively.
11. Partial Invalidity. Each of the provisions hereof shall be enforceable against Guarantor to the fullest extent now or hereafter not prohibited by applicable law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall not limit the validity or enforceability of each other provision hereof.
12. Governing Law. This Guaranty and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall in all respects be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law. It is understood and agreed that this Guaranty and all of the other Loan Documents were negotiated, executed and delivered in the State of New York which Commonwealth the parties agree has a substantial relationship to the parties and to the underlying transactions embodied by the Loan Documents.
13. Consent to Jurisdiction. Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the nonexclusive personal jurisdiction of any New York State Court or any Federal Court sitting in New York over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guaranty. Guarantor hereby agrees and consents that in addition to any methods of service of process provided for under applicable law, all service of process in any such suit, action or proceeding in any New York State or Federal Court sitting in New York may be made by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, directed to Guarantor at the address indicated in Section 7 above and service so made shall be deemed completed five (5) days after the same shall have been so mailed.
14. Financial Statements and Reports. Guarantor shall keep adequate records and books of account in accordance with generally acceptable accounting principles. Guarantor shall furnish or cause to be furnished to Bank from time to time, the financial statements and reports and other information, as set forth in the Loan Agreement:
15. Additional Covenant of the Guarantors. Guarantor shall pay, perform, observe and comply with all of the obligations, terms, covenants and conditions set forth in this Guaranty and the other Loan Documents to which Guarantor is a party and by any provisions of the Loan Agreement specifically applicable to Guarantor.
16. Subordination.
16.1. Except as may be otherwise specifically provided for in the Loan Agreement, any indebtedness of Borrower to Guarantor, or to any affiliated entity, now or hereafter existing together with any interest thereon shall be, and such indebtedness is, hereby deferred, postponed and subordinated to the prior, full and Non-Contestable Payment and satisfaction of all obligations of Borrower to the Bank under the Loan Agreement, the Note, and the other Loan Documents. Payment and satisfaction of obligations shall be deemed “Non-Contestable Payment” only upon such payment and satisfaction and the expiration of all periods of time within which a claim for the recovery of a preferential payment, or fraudulent conveyance, or fraudulent transfer in respect of payments received by Bank as to the Obligations could be filed or asserted with: (A) no such claim having been filed or asserted, or (B) if so filed or asserted, the final, nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction denying the claim or assertion.
16.2. Except as may be otherwise specifically provided for in the Loan Agreement, at all times until the full and Non-Contestable Payment and satisfaction of the Obligations of Borrower to Bank with respect to the Loan (and including interest accruing on the Note after the commencement of a case by or against Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code now or hereafter in effect, which interest the parties agree shall remain a claim that is prior and superior to any claim of Guarantor or any affiliated entity notwithstanding any contrary practice, custom or ruling in cases under the Bankruptcy Code, as now or hereafter in effect, generally), Guarantor, and each affiliated entity, agrees not to accept any payment or satisfaction for any kind of indebtedness of Borrower to Guarantor, or any affiliated entity and hereby assigns such indebtedness to Bank including, but not limited to, the right to file proofs of claim and to vote thereon in connection with any such case under the Bankruptcy Code, as now or hereafter in effect, and the right to vote on any plan of reorganization.
16.3. Any security interest, lien or charge on the Collateral, all rights therein and thereto, and on the revenue and income to be realized therefrom, which Guarantor, or any affiliated entity, may have or obtain as security for any loans, advances, indebtedness or costs in connection with the Collateral, or otherwise, shall be, and such mortgage, security interest, lien or charge hereby is, subordinated to the mortgage and to the full and Non-Contestable Payment and satisfaction of all Obligations of Borrower to the Bank under the Loan Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents.
17. Setoff. Guarantor hereby grants to Bank, a lien, security interest and right of setoff as security for all liabilities and obligations to Bank, whether now existing or hereafter arising, upon and against all deposits, credits, collateral and property of Guarantor, now or hereafter in the possession, custody, safekeeping or control of Bank, or in transit to it. At any time, without demand or notice, Bank may set off the same or any part thereof and apply the same to any liability or obligation of Guarantor even though unmatured and regardless of the adequacy of any other collateral securing the Loan. ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO REQUIRE BANK TO EXERCISE ITS RIGHTS OR REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER COLLATERAL WHICH SECURES THE LOAN, PRIOR TO EXERCISING ITS RIGHT OF SETOFF WITH RESPECT TO SUCH DEPOSITS, CREDITS OR OTHER PROPERTY OF THE GUARANTOR, ARE HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVED.
18. Legal Fees, Costs and Expenses. Guarantor further agrees to pay upon demand all costs and expenses incurred by Bank or its successors or assigns in connection with enforcing any of the rights or remedies of Bank, or such successors or assigns, under or with respect to this Guaranty including, but not limited to, reasonable, out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees and the reasonable expenses and disbursements of such attorneys. Any such amounts which are not paid within five (5) Business Days of demand therefor shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the date of demand until paid.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Guaranty has been duly executed as of the date first above written.
| GUARANTOR: | |||
| LUMENT FINANCE TRUST, INC., a Maryland corporation | |||
| By: | /s/ James A. Briggs | ||
| Name: | James A. Briggs | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
[Signature page to Guaranty]
Exhibit 99.1

Lument Finance Trust Closes $664 Million Commercial Real Estate CLO
NEW YORK, December 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Lument Finance Trust, Inc. (NYSE: LFT) (“we,”; “LFT” or the “Company”) today announced that it closed LMNT 2025-FL3, a $663.8 million managed Commercial Real Estate Collateralized Loan Obligation (“CRE CLO”). The Company placed approximately $585.0 million of investment grade securities with institutional investors, providing LFT with term financing on a non-mark-to-market, non-recourse basis. LMNT 2025-FL3 includes a 30-month reinvestment period, an advance rate of 88.1%, and a weighted average interest rate at issuance of Term SOFR plus 1.91%, before transaction costs.
The initial collateral pool consists of 32 first lien floating rate mortgage loans and participations secured by 49 multifamily and commercial real estate properties located across the United States. A portion of the collateral was owned by LFT prior to the closing of LMNT 2025-FL3 and the remaining collateral was acquired by the Company from an affiliate of Lument Investment Management, LLC, the Company’s external manager, at par plus accrued interest. The weighted average collateral spread was approximately 321 basis points over one-month SOFR.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC acted as sole structuring agent, lead manager and sole bookrunner for LMNT 2025-FL3. Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, acted as co-manager.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities or any other securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About LFT
LFT is a Maryland corporation focused on investing in, and financing and managing, a portfolio of commercial real
estate debt investments. The Company primarily invests in transitional floating rate commercial mortgage loans with an emphasis
on middle-market multi-family assets. LFT is externally managed and advised by Lument Investment Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company.
Additional
Information and Where to Find It
Investors, security holders and other interested persons may find additional information regarding the Company at the SEC’s
Internet site at https://www.sec.gov/, the Company website
at https://lumentfinancetrust.com, or by directing
requests to: Lument Finance Trust, 230 Park Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10169, Attention: Investor Relations.
Investor
Relations Contact:
James Briggs
Chief Financial Officer
(212) 521-6323
james.briggs@lument.com
Media Contact:
Tyler Howard
Associate Director
(614) 453-7523
tyler.howard@lument.com
Exhibit 99.2
Lument Finance Trust, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividends for its Common and Preferred Stock
New York, NY, December 11, 2025/PRNewswire – Lument Finance Trust, Inc. (NYSE: LFT) (“LFT” or the “Company”) announced the declaration of a cash dividend of $0.04 per share of common stock with respect to the fourth quarter of 2025. The dividend is payable on January 15, 2026, to common stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 31, 2025.
The Company also announced the declaration of a cash dividend of $0.4921875 per share of 7.875% Cumulative Redeemable Series A Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable on January 15, 2026 to preferred stockholders of record as of the close of business January 2, 2026.
About LFT
LFT is a Maryland corporation focused on investing in, financing and managing a portfolio of commercial real estate debt investments. The Company primarily invests in transitional floating rate commercial mortgage loans with an emphasis on middle-market multi-family assets. LFT is externally managed and advised by Lument Investment Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
Investors, security holders and other interested persons may find additional information regarding the Company at the SEC’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov/, the Company website www.lumentfinancetrust.com, or by directing requests to: Lument Finance Trust, 230 Park Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10169, Attention: Investor Relations.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain
statements included in this press release constitute forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the safe harbor contained in
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended. Forward-looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. You can identify forward-looking statements by use of words such as "believe," "expect,"
"anticipate," "project," "estimate," "plan," "continue," "intend," "should," "may," "will," "seek," "would," "could," or similar expressions
or other comparable terms, or by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company's
beliefs, assumptions and expectations of its future performance, taking into account all information currently available to the Company
on the date of this press release or the date on which such statements are first made. Actual results may differ from expectations, estimates
and projections. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements in this press release and should consider
carefully the factors described in Part I, Item IA "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2024, which is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov,
and in the Company’s other current or periodic filings with the SEC, when evaluating these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond the Company's
control. Except as required by applicable law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Investor Relations Contact:
James Briggs
Chief Financial Officer
(212) 521-6323
james.briggs@lument.com
Media Contact:
Tyler Howard
Associate Director
(513) 403-1911
tyler.howard@lument.com